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Bubble Chart

bubble

<BubbleChart 
data={query_name}
x=column_x
y=column_y
size=column_size
/>

Examples

Bubble

bubble

<BubbleChart 
data={simple_example}
x=x
y=y
size=size
xAxisTitle=true
yAxisTitle=true
/>

Multi-Series Bubble

bubble

<BubbleChart 
data={scores_by_region}
x=score_a
y=score_b
size=size
series=region
xAxisTitle=true
yAxisTitle=true
/>

Props

Data

Name Description Required? Options Default
data Query name, wrapped in curly braces Yes query name -
x Column to use for the x-axis of the chart Yes column name First column
y Column(s) to use for the y-axis of the chart Yes column name | array of column names Any non-assigned numeric columns
sort Whether to apply default sort to your data. Default is x ascending for number and date x-axes, and y descending for category x-axes - true | false true
series Column to use as the series (groups) in a multi-series chart - column name -
size Column to use to scale the size of the bubbles Yes column name -
tooltipTitle Column to use as the title for each tooltip. Typically, this is a name to identify each point. - column name -

Series

Name Description Required? Options Default
shape Options for which shape to use for bubble points - circle | emptyCircle | rect | triangle | diamond circle
scaleTo Scale the size of the bubbles by this factor (e.g., 2 will double the size) - number 1
opacity % of the full color that should be rendered, with remainder being transparent - number (0 to 1) 0.7
fillColor Color to override default series color. Only accepts a single color. - CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL -
outlineWidth Width of line surrounding each shape - number 0
outlineColor Color to use for outline if outlineWidth > 0 - CSS name | hexademical | RGB | HSL -
xFmt Format to use for x column (see available formats) - Excel-style format | buil-in format name | custom format name -
yFmt Format to use for y column (see available formats) - Excel-style format | buil-in format name | custom format name -
sizeFmt Format to use for size column (see available formats) - Excel-style format | buil-in format name | custom format name -

Chart

Name Description Required? Options Default
title Chart title. Appears at top left of chart. - string -
subtitle Chart subtitle. Appears just under title. - string -
legend Turns legend on or off. Legend appears at top center of chart. - true | false true for multiple series
chartAreaHeight Minimum height of the chart area (excl. header and footer) in pixels. Adjusting the height affects all viewport sizes and may impact the mobile UX. - number 180
xAxisTitle Name to show under x-axis. If 'true', formatted column name is used. Only works with swapXY=false - true | string | false true
yAxisTitle Name to show beside y-axis. If 'true', formatted column name is used. - true | string | false true
xGridlines Turns on/off gridlines extending from x-axis tick marks (vertical lines when swapXY=false) - true | false false
yGridlines Turns on/off gridlines extending from y-axis tick marks (horizontal lines when swapXY=false) - true | false true
xAxisLabels Turns on/off value labels on the x-axis - true | false true
yAxisLabels Turns on/off value labels on the y-axis - true | false true
xBaseline Turns on/off thick axis line (line appears at y=0) - true | false true
yBaseline Turns on/off thick axis line (line appears directly alongside the y-axis labels) - true | false false
xTickMarks Turns on/off tick marks for each of the x-axis labels - true | false false
yTickMarks Turns on/off tick marks for each of the y-axis labels - true | false false
yMin Starting value for the y-axis - number -
yMax Maximum value for the y-axis - number -

Annotations

Bubble charts can include annotations using the ReferenceLine and ReferenceArea components. These components are used within a chart component like so:

<BubbleChart data={sales_data} x=date y=sales>
<ReferenceLine data={target_data} y=target label=name/>
<ReferenceArea xMin='2020-03-14' xMax='2020-05-01'/>
</BubbleChart>