Asymetric curly braces TikZ

Question

How can I draw asymetric curly braces in TikZ? I have the following MWE:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz, pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
>=stealth,]
\draw [decorate,decoration={brace,amplitude=4pt}]
(0,2)--(0,0) node[midway, right, font=\footnotesize, xshift=2pt] {Compromise loss};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Which produces

enter image description here

But how can I have for instance 1/3 length below the "beak" and 2/3 length above?

Duplicate of How to draw an unbalanced curly brace in TikZ? I guess? — Torbjørn T., May 12 '13 at 19:48
@TorbjørnT. Unbalanced/asymetric - Jeje! My mistake! Thanks. — Holene, May 13 '13 at 07:26

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited May 12 '13 at 23:21

13

You can use the aspect key to change the position of the beak.

Modified code:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz, pgfplots}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[
>=stealth,]
\draw [decorate,decoration={brace,amplitude=4pt,aspect=0.67}]
(0,2)--(0,0) node[pos=0.67, right, font=\footnotesize, xshift=2pt] {Compromise loss};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

enter image description here

edited May 12 '13 at 23:21

Herr K.

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answered May 12 '13 at 19:48

John Wickerson

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Asymetric curly braces TikZ

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