diff --git a/examples/spines/spine_placement_demo.py b/examples/spines/spine_placement_demo.py
index d433236657f9..7d14d854f41a 100644
--- a/examples/spines/spine_placement_demo.py
+++ b/examples/spines/spine_placement_demo.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
"""
===============
-Spine Placement
+Spine placement
===============
-Adjusting the location and appearance of axis spines.
+The position of the axis spines can be influenced using `~.Spine.set_position`.
Note: If you want to obtain arrow heads at the ends of the axes, also check
out the :doc:`/gallery/spines/centered_spines_with_arrows` example.
@@ -14,49 +14,41 @@
###############################################################################
-fig = plt.figure()
-x = np.linspace(-np.pi, np.pi, 100)
+x = np.linspace(0, 2*np.pi, 100)
y = 2 * np.sin(x)
-ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, 1)
-ax.set_title('centered spines')
+fig, ax_dict = plt.subplot_mosaic(
+ [['center', 'zero'],
+ ['axes', 'data']]
+)
+fig.suptitle('Spine positions')
+
+
+ax = ax_dict['center']
+ax.set_title("'center'")
ax.plot(x, y)
-ax.spines.left.set_position('center')
-ax.spines.right.set_color('none')
-ax.spines.bottom.set_position('center')
-ax.spines.top.set_color('none')
-ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
-ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
+ax.spines[['left', 'bottom']].set_position('center')
+ax.spines[['top', 'right']].set_visible(False)
-ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, 2)
-ax.set_title('zeroed spines')
+ax = ax_dict['zero']
+ax.set_title("'zero'")
ax.plot(x, y)
-ax.spines.left.set_position('zero')
-ax.spines.right.set_color('none')
-ax.spines.bottom.set_position('zero')
-ax.spines.top.set_color('none')
-ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
-ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
+ax.spines[['left', 'bottom']].set_position('zero')
+ax.spines[['top', 'right']].set_visible(False)
-ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, 3)
-ax.set_title('spines at axes (0.6, 0.1)')
+ax = ax_dict['axes']
+ax.set_title("'axes' (0.2, 0.2)")
ax.plot(x, y)
-ax.spines.left.set_position(('axes', 0.6))
-ax.spines.right.set_color('none')
-ax.spines.bottom.set_position(('axes', 0.1))
-ax.spines.top.set_color('none')
-ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
-ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
+ax.spines.left.set_position(('axes', 0.2))
+ax.spines.bottom.set_position(('axes', 0.2))
+ax.spines[['top', 'right']].set_visible(False)
-ax = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, 4)
-ax.set_title('spines at data (1, 2)')
+ax = ax_dict['data']
+ax.set_title("'data' (1, 2)")
ax.plot(x, y)
ax.spines.left.set_position(('data', 1))
-ax.spines.right.set_color('none')
ax.spines.bottom.set_position(('data', 2))
-ax.spines.top.set_color('none')
-ax.xaxis.set_ticks_position('bottom')
-ax.yaxis.set_ticks_position('left')
+ax.spines[['top', 'right']].set_visible(False)
###############################################################################
# Define a method that adjusts the location of the axis spines
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/spines.py b/lib/matplotlib/spines.py
index 3395c220a74e..44b136d02f3f 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/spines.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/spines.py
@@ -302,8 +302,12 @@ def set_position(self, position):
Additionally, shorthand notations define a special positions:
- * 'center' -> ('axes', 0.5)
- * 'zero' -> ('data', 0.0)
+ * 'center' -> ``('axes', 0.5)``
+ * 'zero' -> ``('data', 0.0)``
+
+ Examples
+ --------
+ :doc:`/gallery/spines/spine_placement_demo`
"""
if position in ('center', 'zero'): # special positions
pass
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