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I use the following command to export plots to PDF which I then use in latex:

plot = Plot[x^2, {x, -2, 2}, AxesLabel -> {x, x^2}, 
       PlotLegends -> {"Function f(x) = x^2"}]
Export[NotebookDirectory[] <> "SimplePlot.pdf", plot]

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Now the "problem" is that the font of $x$, $x^2$ and $f(x)=x^2$ is not at all similar to the standard font of latex. I found that the command TraditionalForm produces output with a font that seems to fit latex much better:

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But simply putting AxesLabel -> {TraditionalForm[x], TraditionalForm[x^2]} for example does not change the plot's font. So how can I change the font in my plot to the one that TraditionalForm offers? And no, I do not want to change the font in latex. ;)

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  • $\begingroup$ The url's for your images don't have public access $\endgroup$
    – Dr. belisarius
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 16:05
  • $\begingroup$ That's twice the same link ... $\endgroup$
    – Dr. belisarius
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 16:13
  • $\begingroup$ My location has blocked uploads on SE, so I had to use google. The direct links to the images are docs.google.com/file/d/0B8kIki5yrvFbZnREdVg0TlZPeTQ/edit?pli=1 and docs.google.com/file/d/0B8kIki5yrvFbYTNGajBadDVWU0k/edit?pli=1. I am very sorry about the inconvenience. $\endgroup$
    – Phil-ZXX
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 16:15
  • $\begingroup$ Does PlotTheme->"ItalicLabels" give something close to what you need? $\endgroup$
    – kglr
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 16:51
  • $\begingroup$ @wuyingddg solution works as expected on 10.0 for Mac OS X x86 (64-bit) (June 29, 2014). If you like to change the plot's font you can add LabelStyle -> {FontFamily -> "Times", 14, GrayLevel[0]}. As long as the Font is installed on your System, the Font will be embedded. $\endgroup$
    – user9660
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 16:58

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plot = Plot[x^2, {x, -2, 2},  AxesLabel -> {Style[x, 20], Style[x^2, 20]}, 
     PlotTheme->"ItalicLabels",TicksStyle->Plain,
     PlotLegends -> {Row[{Style["Function  ",20,FontSlant-> "Plain",FontFamily->"Times"], 
        Style[HoldForm[ f[x]  =   x^2],20,FontSlant->"Oblique",FontFamily->"Times"]}] }]

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Or, instead of using PlotTheme->"ItalicLabels" you can directly use the option settings for LabelStyle and TickStyle as follows

plot = Plot[x^2, {x, -2, 2},   AxesLabel -> {x,  x^2},
    LabelStyle (* or BaseStyle *) ->
          Directive[FontFamily->Times,FontSlant->"Oblique",FontSize->20],
    TicksStyle->Directive[FontSize->14,FontSlant->Plain],
    PlotLegends -> {Row[{Style["Function  ",FontSlant-> "Plain",FontFamily->"Times"], 
        Style[HoldForm[ f[x]  =   x^2],FontSlant->"Oblique",FontFamily->"Times"]}] }]

to get the same picture as above.

To get the settings for the theme "ItalicLabels" use

Charting`ResolvePlotTheme["ItalicLabels", Plot]

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See also: this Q/A and this one

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  • $\begingroup$ If we write Plot[x^2,{x,-2,2},AxesLabel->{Style[x,20],Style[x^2,20]},PlotLegends->{Style[HoldForm[Function f[x]=x^2],20]},LabelStyle->{FontFamily->"Times"}], then = is not tilted. $\endgroup$
    – Phil-ZXX
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 17:52
  • $\begingroup$ @Tom, it seems that we need to also add FontSlant->"Oblique"... $\endgroup$
    – kglr
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 17:58
  • $\begingroup$ This is just nitpicking, but why do you add Oblique? This is exactly what makes the equal sign = crooked, which one would probably want to avoid. $\endgroup$
    – Phil-ZXX
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 18:27
  • $\begingroup$ Oh ... I thought you wanted the = sign look slanted:) $\endgroup$
    – kglr
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 18:41
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Mathematica 9 use TraditionalForm by default

Plot[x^2, {x, -2, 2}, AxesLabel -> {x, x^2}]

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Mathematica 10 also use TraditionalForm, but fonts are different. So we have to change fonts back

Plot[x^2, {x, -2, 2}, AxesLabel -> {x, x^2}, AxesStyle -> FontFamily -> "Times"]

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The function Style and HoldForm may be helpful

plot = Plot[x^2, {x, -2, 2}, 
  AxesLabel -> {Style[x, 20, " TraditionalForm"], 
    Style[x^2, 20, " TraditionalForm"]}, 
  PlotLegends -> {HoldForm[Function f[x] = x^2] // TraditionalForm}]

f(x) should be f[x] so that it can be convert into TraditionalForm

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  • $\begingroup$ This only seems to work in Mathematica 9, but I am using version 10, in which your example (unfortunately) gives the same output as my screenshot above. :/ $\endgroup$
    – Phil-ZXX
    Commented Sep 3, 2014 at 16:38

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