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---
title: plot_coupling_map (v1.2)
description: API reference for qiskit.visualization.plot_coupling_map in qiskit v1.2
in_page_toc_min_heading_level: 1
python_api_type: function
python_api_name: qiskit.visualization.plot_coupling_map
---
<span id="qiskit-visualization-plot-coupling-map" />
# qiskit.visualization.plot\_coupling\_map
<Function id="qiskit.visualization.plot_coupling_map" isDedicatedPage={true} github="https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/1.2/qiskit/visualization/gate_map.py#L952-L1139" signature="qiskit.visualization.plot_coupling_map(num_qubits, qubit_coordinates, coupling_map, figsize=None, plot_directed=False, label_qubits=True, qubit_size=None, line_width=4, font_size=None, qubit_color=None, qubit_labels=None, line_color=None, font_color='white', ax=None, filename=None, *, planar=True)">
Plots an arbitrary coupling map of qubits (embedded in a plane).
**Parameters**
* **num\_qubits** ([*int*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int "(in Python v3.13)")) The number of qubits defined and plotted.
* **qubit\_coordinates** (*List\[List\[*[*int*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int "(in Python v3.13)")*]]*) A list of two-element lists, with entries of each nested list being the planar coordinates in a 0-based square grid where each qubit is located.
* **coupling\_map** (*List\[List\[*[*int*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int "(in Python v3.13)")*]]*) A list of two-element lists, with entries of each nested list being the qubit numbers of the bonds to be plotted.
* **figsize** ([*tuple*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#tuple "(in Python v3.13)")) Output figure size (wxh) in inches.
* **plot\_directed** ([*bool*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool "(in Python v3.13)")) Plot directed coupling map.
* **label\_qubits** ([*bool*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool "(in Python v3.13)")) Label the qubits.
* **qubit\_size** ([*float*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float "(in Python v3.13)")) Size of qubit marker.
* **line\_width** ([*float*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#float "(in Python v3.13)")) Width of lines.
* **font\_size** ([*int*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#int "(in Python v3.13)")) Font size of qubit labels.
* **qubit\_color** ([*list*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#list "(in Python v3.13)")) A list of colors for the qubits
* **qubit\_labels** ([*list*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#list "(in Python v3.13)")) A list of qubit labels
* **line\_color** ([*list*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#list "(in Python v3.13)")) A list of colors for each line from coupling\_map.
* **font\_color** ([*str*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str "(in Python v3.13)")) The font color for the qubit labels.
* **ax** (*Axes*) A Matplotlib axes instance.
* **filename** ([*str*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str "(in Python v3.13)")) file path to save image to.
* **planar** ([*bool*](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#bool "(in Python v3.13)")) If the coupling map is planar or not. Default: `True` (i.e. it is planar)
**Returns**
A Matplotlib figure instance.
**Return type**
Figure
**Raises**
* [**MissingOptionalLibraryError**](exceptions#qiskit.exceptions.MissingOptionalLibraryError "qiskit.exceptions.MissingOptionalLibraryError") If matplotlib or graphviz is not installed.
* [**QiskitError**](exceptions#qiskit.exceptions.QiskitError "qiskit.exceptions.QiskitError") If length of qubit labels does not match number of qubits.
**Example**
```python
from qiskit.visualization import plot_coupling_map
num_qubits = 8
qubit_coordinates = [[0, 1], [1, 1], [1, 0], [1, 2], [2, 0], [2, 2], [2, 1], [3, 1]]
coupling_map = [[0, 1], [1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 5], [4, 5], [5, 6], [2, 4], [6, 7]]
plot_coupling_map(num_qubits, qubit_coordinates, coupling_map)
```
![../\_images/qiskit-visualization-plot\_coupling\_map-1.png](/images/api/qiskit/1.2/qiskit-visualization-plot_coupling_map-1.avif)
</Function>