matplotlib · oscargus · Aug 21, 2022 · Oct 1, 2021 · Aug 13, 2022 · Aug 20, 2022
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axis.py b/lib/matplotlib/axis.py
@@ -896,7 +896,11 @@ def clear(self):
         This does not reset tick and tick label visibility.
         """
 
-        self.label.set_text('')  # self.set_label_text would change isDefault_
+        self.label._reset_visual_defaults()
+        self.offsetText._reset_visual_defaults()
+        self.labelpad = mpl.rcParams['axes.labelpad']
+
+        self._set_default()
 
         self._set_scale('linear')
 
@@ -2193,6 +2197,9 @@ class XAxis(Axis):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._set_default()
+
+    def _set_default(self):
-    def _set_default(self):
+    def _init(self):
+        """
+        Initialize the label and offsetText instance values and
+        `label_position` / `offset_text_position`.
+        """
-    def _set_default(self):
+    def _init(self):
+        """
+        Initialize the label and offsetText instance values and
+        `label_position` / `offset_text_position`.
+        """
         # x in axes coords, y in display coords (to be updated at draw time by
         # _update_label_positions and _update_offset_text_position).
         self.label.set(
@@ -2444,6 +2451,9 @@ class YAxis(Axis):
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self._set_default()
+
+    def _set_default(self):
         # x in display coords, y in axes coords (to be updated at draw time by
         # _update_label_positions and _update_offset_text_position).
         self.label.set(

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/text.py b/lib/matplotlib/text.py
@@ -163,6 +163,40 @@ def __init__(self,
         """
         super().__init__()
         self._x, self._y = x, y
+        self._reset_visual_defaults(
+            text=text,
+            color=color,
+            fontproperties=fontproperties,
+            usetex=usetex,
+            parse_math=parse_math,
+            wrap=wrap,
+            verticalalignment=verticalalignment,
+            horizontalalignment=horizontalalignment,
+            multialignment=multialignment,
+            rotation=rotation,
+            transform_rotates_text=transform_rotates_text,
+            linespacing=linespacing,
+            rotation_mode=rotation_mode,
+            **kwargs,
+        )
+
+    def _reset_visual_defaults(
+        self,
+        text='',
+        color=None,
+        fontproperties=None,
+        usetex=None,
+        parse_math=None,
+        wrap=False,
+        verticalalignment='baseline',
+        horizontalalignment='left',
+        multialignment=None,
+        rotation=None,
+        transform_rotates_text=False,
+        linespacing=None,
+        rotation_mode=None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
         self._text = ''
         self.set_text(text)
         self.set_color(