How can I change the fontface of a text within a plot - MATLAB Answers ... "Note that MATLAB does not display the x-, y-, and z-axis labels in a new font until you manually reset them (by setting the XLabel, YLabel, and ZLabel properties or by using the xlabel, ylabel, or zlabel command). Tick mark labels change immediately." More Answers (2) Matt Fig on 30 Sep 2012, 7, Link,