Visualize Your Data – Chart Library

Explore the chart types available in ClearPoint.

Fernando Montenegro
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ClearPoint offers a variety of chart types to help you visualize your data clearly and effectively.\ From simple column charts to advanced combination and gauge charts, you can choose the visualization that best communicates performance and progress toward your goals. Charts can be created and customized in the **Charts tab** within any Measure or added directly to a **Detail Page** for display.

Column Charts

Column Charts use **vertical bars** to show comparisons between values. Time is typically displayed along the horizontal axis, and values along the vertical axis. \ **Chart Types:** - **Column** – Best for comparing individual data points. - **Stacked Column** – Highlights totals when multiple data series are present. - **Split Stacked Column** – Displays data split into separate stacked sections. - **Padded Column** – Adds spacing between columns for clarity. - **100% Stacked Column** – Shows contributions as percentages of a total.

💡 *Use column charts to show trends or comparisons across categories or time periods.*

Bar Charts

Bar Charts use **horizontal bars** to compare values across categories. Values are displayed along the horizontal axis and time or categories along the vertical axis. \ **Chart Types:** - **Bar** – Compares values side by side. - **Stacked Bar** – Emphasizes totals for grouped data series. - **100% Stacked Bar** – Shows relative percentage contributions within categories.

💡 *Bar charts are ideal for comparing large numbers of categories or when labels are long.*

Area Charts

Area Charts visualize **how values change over time**, filling the space under lines to emphasize volume or cumulative totals. \ **Chart Types:** - **Area / Area Spline** – Show how values develop across periods. - **Stacked Area / Stacked Area Spline** – Display cumulative trends for multiple data series. - **100% Stacked Area / 100% Stacked Area Spline** – Compare percentage contributions over time.

💡 *Use area charts to highlight total volume and trends over time.*

Line Charts

Line Charts show **continuous data over time** and are effective for identifying trends, fluctuations, and patterns. \ **Chart Types:** - **Line / Spline** – Display trends with straight or curved lines. - **Line with Markers / Spline with Markers** – Add emphasis on individual data points.

💡 *Line charts work well for showing changes across consistent time intervals.*

Combination Charts

Combination Charts overlay **columns and lines** to show relationships between two metrics — such as actual values versus targets. \ **Chart Types:** - **Column with Target Line** – Combines bars for actuals with a target line. - **Stacked Column with Target Line** – Displays multiple series totals compared to a single target.

💡 *Combination charts are perfect for visualizing performance against goals.*

Pie and Donut Charts

Pie and Donut Charts display **proportional data** as slices of a whole, showing how each category contributes to a total. \ **Chart Types:** - **Pie** – Displays data as circular segments. - **Donut** – Similar to a pie chart with a blank center for cleaner design.

💡 *Use these charts for a single period to emphasize category breakdowns.*

Gauge Charts

Gauge Charts — also called **dial** or **speedometer** charts — show values on a scale, making them ideal for displaying progress toward a target. \ **Chart Types:** - **Gauge / Half-Circle Gauge** – Uses a dial with colored ranges for easy evaluation. - **Solid Gauge** – Fills the gauge arc to indicate progress.

💡 *Gauge charts are best for showing single KPIs or status indicators.*

Radar Charts

Radar Charts (or **Spider Charts**) compare three or more variables across different categories or time periods. Each axis represents a variable starting from the center. \ **Chart Types:** - **Radar / Radar with Markers** – Compare values across multiple dimensions. - **Filled Radar / Filled Radar with Markers** – Add color to highlight filled areas for visual impact.

💡 *Radar charts are great for visualizing performance balance or capability comparisons.*

Waterfall Charts

Waterfall Charts show how a **starting value transitions to a final value** through a series of additions and subtractions — often used for financial or performance analysis.

💡 *Use waterfall charts to visualize step-by-step contributions to total change, such as revenue gains and losses.*

✅ **Next Step**\ \ Learn how to create and customize these charts for your Measures and Detail Pages.\ See our article [**Add and Edit Charts**](https://next-support.clearpointstrategy.com/en/articles/12775838-visualize-your-data-add-and-edit-charts).