[Tex/LaTex] how to insert a fixed number of figures per row/column

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I have a simple question but I am not sure on how to proceed.
I would like to put 10 figures on the same page: a grid of 5 rows and 2 columns.

What should I type in order to have the figure inserted like this and with equal alignement/size ? Eventually with custom captions… 😉

Best Answer

There are several possibilities here.

Case A: ten subfigures

Three options: the first one, using the subfig package; the second one, using the subcaption package; the third one, using the floatrow package.

Using subfig:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{subfig}

\captionsetup[subfigure]{justification=raggedright}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\subfloat[first subfigure]{\label{sfig:a}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subfloat[second subfigure]{\label{sfig:b}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subfloat[third subfigure]{\label{sfig:c}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subfloat[fourth subfigure]{\label{sfig:d}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subfloat[fifth subfigure]{\label{sfig:e}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\\
\subfloat[sixth subfigure]{\label{sfig:f}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subfloat[seventh subfigure]{\label{sfig:g}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subfloat[eighth subfigure]{\label{sfig:h}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subfloat[ninth subfigure]{\label{sfig:i}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subfloat[tenth subfigure]{\label{sfig:j}\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\\
\caption{A figure with ten subfigures}
\label{fig:test}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

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Using subcaption:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{subcaption}

\captionsetup[subfigure]{justification=raggedright}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\centering
\subcaptionbox{first subfigure\label{sfig:a}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{second subfigure\label{sfig:b}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{third subfigure\label{sfig:c}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{fourth subfigure\label{sfig:d}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{fifth subfigure\label{sfig:e}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}\\
\subcaptionbox{sixth subfigure\label{sfig:f}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{seventh subfigure\label{sfig:g}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{eighth subfigure\label{sfig:h}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{ninth subfigure\label{sfig:i}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\hfill
\subcaptionbox{tenth subfigure\label{sfig:j}}{\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-b}}\\
\caption{A figure with ten subfigures}
\label{fig:test}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

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Using floatrow:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{floatrow}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\renewcommand\subfloatrowsep{\hskip7pt} 

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\captionsetup{justification=raggedright}
\ffigbox[\textwidth]{%
\begin{subfloatrow}[5]
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{first subfigure}\label{sfig:a}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{second subfigure}\label{sfig:b}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{third subfigure}\label{sfig:c}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{fourth subfigure}\label{sfig:d}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{fifth subfigure}\label{sfig:e}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\end{subfloatrow}
\begin{subfloatrow}[5]
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{sixth subfigure}\label{sfig:f}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{seventh subfigure}\label{sfig:g}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{eighth subfigure}\label{sfig:h}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{ninth subfigure}\label{sfig:i}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\ffigbox[\FBwidth]{\caption{tenth subfigure}\label{sfig:j}}
  {\includegraphics[width=.18\textwidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}}
\end{subfloatrow}
}{\caption{A figure with ten subfigures}\label{fig:test}}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

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Case B: ten independent figures

If we are talking about an array of ten independent figures, ten minipages can be used.

If the whole construct should be allowed to float, the minipages can go inside a figure environment:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\captionsetup{justification=raggedright}
\centering
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{first figure}
\label{fig:a}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{second figure}
\label{fig:b}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{third figure}
\label{fig:c}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{fourth figure}
\label{fig:d}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{fifth figure}
\label{fig:e}
\end{minipage}\\
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{sixth figure}
\label{fig:f}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{seventh figure}
\label{fig:g}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{eighth figure}
\label{fig:h}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{ninth figure}
\label{fig:i}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\caption{tenth figure}
\label{fig:j}
\end{minipage}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

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If the whole construct shouldn't be allowed to float, the ten minipages can go inside a minipage environment (or a center environment); in this situation, captions can be provided using \captionof (from the caption or capt-of packages):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\begin{document}

\noindent\begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
\captionsetup{justification=raggedright}
\centering
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{first figure}
\label{fig:a}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{second figure}
\label{fig:b}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{third figure}
\label{fig:c}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{fourth figure}
\label{fig:d}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{fifth figure}
\label{fig:e}
\end{minipage}\\
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{sixth figure}
\label{fig:f}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{seventh figure}
\label{fig:g}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{eighth figure}
\label{fig:h}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{ninth figure}
\label{fig:i}
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}[t]{.18\textwidth}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth,height=2cm]{example-image-a}
\captionof{figure}{tenth figure}
\label{fig:j}
\end{minipage}
\end{minipage}

\end{document}

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[Tex/LaTex] How to put algorithm and figure side by side in two column document

Here's one possibility:

\documentclass[conference]{IEEEtran}

\usepackage[ruled]{algorithm}
\usepackage{algpseudocode}
%\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{times}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{wrapfig}

\newcounter{tmp}

\begin{document}

\title{xxx}

\maketitle

\begin{figure*}
  \centering
  \begin{minipage}[t]{0.32\textwidth}
    \centering
    \raisebox{-\height}{\includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{xx.eps}}
    \vspace{-0.4cm}%
    \caption{THis is figure xx}\label{fig:xx}
  \end{minipage}\hfill
  \begin{minipage}[t]{0.32\textwidth}
    \centering
    \raisebox{-\height}{\includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{yy.eps}}
    \vspace{-0.4cm}%
    \caption{This is figure yy.}\label{fig:yy}
  \end{minipage}\hfill
  \begin{minipage}[t]{0.32\textwidth}
\alglanguage{pseudocode}
\renewcommand\figurename{Algorithm}
\setcounter{tmp}{\value{figure}}
\setcounter{figure}{\value{algorithm}}
\small
\caption{\small Insert item into Hash Table (with mCBF and aCBF)}
\label{Algorithm:insert_mCBF_aCBF}
\begin{algorithmic}[1]
\Procedure{$\mathbf{InsertItem}$}{item $x$}
    \For {$i = 1 \to k$}
            \State $mCBF.C_{f_i(x)\%N}$ ++
    \EndFor
    \State $C_{min} = MAX\_VALUE$
    %\Comment{Get minimum value of $k$ counters in mCBF}
    \For {$i = 1 \to k$}
        \If {$C_{min} > mCBF.C_{f_i(x)\%N}$}
            \State $C_{min} \gets mCBF.C_{f_i(x)\%N}$
            \State $j \gets f_i(x)\%N$
            \State $m \gets i$
        \EndIf
    \EndFor
    %\State $C_{min} = min\{mCBF.C_{f_1(x)\%N},\cdot\cdot\cdot,mCBF.C_{f_k(x)\%N}\}$
    %\State $i = \textbf{SubscriptOf}(C_{min})$
    \State $B_j = B_j \cup x$
    \Comment \emph{Insert $x$ into $B_j$}
    \For {$i = 1 \to k$}
            \State $aCBF_m.C_{f_i(x)\%\textbf{LengthOf}(aCBF_m)}$ ++
    \EndFor
\EndProcedure
\Statex
\end{algorithmic}
\end{minipage}
  \setcounter{figure}{\value{tmp}}
\end{figure*}

\end{document}

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The demo option for graphicx simply replaces actual figures with black rectangles; do not use that option in your actual document.

[Tex/LaTex] How to adjust the number of figures latex will display on a page

The maximum number of floats on a "regular page", i.e., a page that contains both text and floats, is governed by the parameters \topnumber, \bottomnumber, and \totalnumber.

To achieve your objective of placing eight floats on a "regular" page, you could issue the following instructions in the preamble:

\setcounter{topnumber}{8}
\setcounter{bottomnumber}{8}
\setcounter{totalnumber}{8}

The three parameters are defined in the LaTeX "kernel"; cf. the file latex.ltx, starting around line 7215. Their default values are 2, 1, and 3, respectively. Some document classes may modify the default values, but probably don't set them as high as 8.

Addendum: The LaTeX kernel does not impose an upper bound on the number of floats permitted on a floats-only page.

Best Answer

Case A: ten subfigures

Using subfig:

Using subcaption:

Using floatrow:

Case B: ten independent figures

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[Tex/LaTex] How to put algorithm and figure side by side in two column document

[Tex/LaTex] How to adjust the number of figures latex will display on a page

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