Make bar charts from text

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 Port Royal Tortuga Nassau Havana Cartagena 850 620 1100 430 780 Treasure Hauls by Port
source
bar Treasure Hauls by Port
series Gold Doubloons

Port Royal 850
Tortuga 620
Nassau 1100
Havana 430
Cartagena 780

Syntax

bar Chart Title
series Series Name
x-label X Axis Label
y-label Y Axis Label

Label value

Metadata Keys

KeyDescriptionRequired
chartMust be barYes
titleChart title displayed above the chartNo
seriesName of the data series (shown in legend)No
x-labelLabel for the X axisNo
y-labelLabel for the Y axisNo
orientation-horizontalHorizontal bars (default is vertical)No
colorOverride the bar color (e.g., red)No

Data Format

Each data line follows the pattern Label value:

Port Royal 850
Tortuga 620
Nassau 1100

Variants

Horizontal Bar

Add orientation-horizontal to display bars horizontally:

Queen Anne's Revenge Royal Fortune Whydah Gally Adventure Galley 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 300 262 146 152 Crew Size by Ship
source
bar Crew Size by Ship
orientation-horizontal
series Crew Members

Queen Anne's Revenge 300
Royal Fortune 262
Whydah Gally 146
Adventure Galley 152