# xarray.plot.FacetGrid.set_ticks

#### FacetGrid.set_ticks(max_xticks=5, max_yticks=5, fontsize='small')[[source]](https://github.com/pydata/xarray/blob/main/xarray/plot/facetgrid.py#L998-L1031)

Set and control tick behavior.

* **Parameters:**
  * **max_xticks, max_yticks** ([`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/builtins/functions.html#int), *optional*) – Maximum number of labeled ticks to plot on x, y axes
  * **fontsize** ([`string`](https://docs.python.org/3/builtins/stdtypes.html#str) or [`int`](https://docs.python.org/3/builtins/functions.html#int)) – Font size as used by matplotlib text
* **Returns:**
  **self** (`FacetGrid object`)