Area chart
A trend with weight under it.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
An area chart is a line chart with the space below it filled, so the trend also reads as an amount. The fill fades toward the axis and keeps the line in front. Use it for prices, balances and volumes where the level matters as much as the direction.
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Sample data: spot price, Sep 10 to Oct 9
- Data shape
- One value per point in time
- Good for
- Prices, balances, volumes
- Avoid when
- Several series would hide each other
- Sizes
- XS, S, M and L, re-laid out from the data
Anatomy
Inspect it like the Figma file.
The same layers, names and tokens as the component. Select one to read its size, fill and style.
Layers
011 / Area
- Layer
- end point · halo
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 14 × 14
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 4
Layers
011 / Area
- Layer
- end point · halo
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 14 × 14
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 4
Layers
011 / Area
- Layer
- end point · halo
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 14 × 14
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 4
Sizes
Re-laid out, never scaled.
The same data at XS, S, M and L. Every size is redrawn from the data, so text and line weights never shrink.
M against S
Width360 px480 px
Plot328 px440 px
Labels99
Marks44
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
How much, over time.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Does the level matter, not only the trend?
Only the direction matters.
Yes: Keep the area
Is one value per period enough?
Open, high, low and close matter.
Yes: Keep the area
Code and Figma
One name in Figma and in code.
Every Figma property is a prop with the same name and values. One command installs it.
Figma
chart/011-area
npx shadcn add @chartory/areaimport { Area } from "@/components/chartory/area"import { spotPrice } from "./spot-price"export function SpotPrice() { return ( <Area data={spotPrice} size="m" legend={false} /> )}Hearth widget
Area as a widget.
The chart in a Hearth card with a hero number and two blocks. One token set, light and dark.
EmberPreset
ChartoryDefault preset
Pick the blocks, the size and the preset for your own widget.
Read the Hearth widget docsFAQ
Area chart questions.
What people ask before they put an area in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comNo. For prices the axis fits the range, as in the sample (3.2K to 3.5K), so the sample's 6 % rise (3,211 to 3,412) is visible. The fill then shows the level within that range, not the full amount from zero.
When the reader should feel the amount: a balance, a price, a volume. For a measure where only the direction counts, such as latency, the plain line is cleaner.
One data object in the sample’s shape: one value per point in time. The docs page lists every field and links its JSON Schema; the sample data comes with the component, so you can start from it and swap in your own.
Series take the preset’s data colours in order, and states such as up, down or warning take its status colours. Change the preset in Figma or in code to recolour every chart at once.
XS, S, M and L, in light and dark. Each size is laid out again from the data, so text and lines keep their size.
Yes. It plays in when it scrolls into view, and when the data changes every mark moves from its old place to its new one. With reduced motion on, it does not move.
Yes. The React component is free in the public registry in Hearth, no token needed; Signal comes with Code and Complete. The Figma component comes with Figma and Complete.
Ask for it by name. The MCP server tells the agent what data it needs and runs the same command: npx shadcn add @chartory/area. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show change over time.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Change over time
Trends, levels and seasons across days, months or years.