matplotlib make text bigger code example

Example 1: matplotlib change text size

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.rcParams.update({'font.size': 22})

Example 2: matplotlib measure the width of text

from matplotlib import pyplot as plt

f = plt.figure()
r = f.canvas.get_renderer()
t = plt.text(0.5, 0.5, 'test')

bb = t.get_window_extent(renderer=r)
width = bb.width
height = bb.height