LaTeX-examples/tikz/topology-simplex-2/topology-simplex-2.tex

\documentclass[varwidth=true, border=2pt]{standalone}

\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{tkz-fct}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes.misc}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
    \tikzstyle{point}=[thick,draw=black,cross out,inner sep=0pt,minimum width=4pt,minimum height=4pt]
    \begin{axis}[
        legend pos=south west,
        axis x line=middle,
        axis y line=middle,
        grid = major,
        width=5cm,
        height=5cm,
        grid style={dashed, gray!30},
        xmin=0,    % start the diagram at this x-coordinate
        xmax=3,    % end   the diagram at this x-coordinate
        ymin=0,    % start the diagram at this y-coordinate
        ymax=3,    % end   the diagram at this y-coordinate
        tick align=outside,
        minor tick num=-3,
        enlargelimits=true,
        tension=0.08]
        \node (a)[point,label={[label distance=0cm]5:$e_0$}] at (axis cs:2.5,0) {};
        \node (b)[point,label={[label distance=0cm]5:$e_1$}] at (axis cs:0,2.5) {};
        \node (c)[point,label={[label distance=0cm]0:$e_2$}] at (axis cs:2,2) {};
        \draw[thick,fill=orange!50] (a.center) -- (b.center) -- (c.center) -- cycle;
    \end{axis} 
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}