Chart makers
Thirteen ways out of a table
Pick the chart that matches your conclusion — each maker pastes the same way: table in, editable chart out, free and no sign-up.
Every page below shows one chart type doing its best work: what it wins at, where it lets you down, a sample table to try, and the field notes behind it. When in doubt, read field note #1 first — choose the chart by the conclusion you're selling, then come back here for the mechanics.
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Bar chart
The workhorse. A gap between items, ranked or not — the safest argument in the room.
COMPARISONHorizontal bar
Long names and rankings. A leaderboard the eye reads top to bottom without twisting.
COMPARISONStacked bar
Totals and their composition in one column — how the mix shifts across periods.
COMPARISONWaterfall
From A to B, step by step. The attribution chart for budgets, forecasts and headcount.
Track change
Line chart
Urgency's native tongue. Where the metric has been and which way it is heading.
TRENDArea chart
A trend with weight — when the volume under the line is part of the story.
TRENDSlope chart
Two time points, several movers. Who rose, who fell — all in one glance.
TRENDCombo chart
Level on bars, rate on a line. "We grew" and "growth is slowing" on one honest page.
Show composition
Pie chart
Share of a whole, few slices, one dominant. The reallocation argument, served round.
COMPOSITIONDonut chart
The pie's modern sibling — same shares, with room in the middle for your headline number.
COMPOSITIONSunburst
Composition with one drill-down: regions outside, sub-markets inside. Impressive, honest limits.
Reveal relationships
Scatter plot
Two variables, many points — correlation, clusters and the outlier that makes the meeting.
RELATIONSHIPRadar chart
Two contenders across five dimensions. The trade-off between options, drawn as a shape.
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