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@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@
    :members:
    :undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
+
+.. _Click to see example gallery references: https://matplotlib.org/devdocs/gallery/shapes_and_collections/hatch_style_reference.html
+
+.. plot:: doc_static/hatch_preview_first.png