Bullet chart
Each number against its target.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A bullet chart shows a measure as a bar, its target as a tick and poor-to-good ranges as bands behind. Several bullets stack into one compact card. Use it for revenue, orders and rates you track against a plan.
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Sample data: four quarter-to-date measures, revenue $428K of $500K, orders 6,120 of 7,000
- Data shape
- Actual, target and ranges per measure
- Good for
- KPIs against plan, scorecards
- Avoid when
- There is no target
- 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
008 / Bullet
- Layer
- band 3 · revenue
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 142 × 20
- Fill
- data/idle
- Group
- Marks · 16
Layers
008 / Bullet
- Layer
- band 3 · revenue
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 66 × 20
- Fill
- data/idle
- Group
- Marks · 16
Layers
008 / Bullet
- Layer
- band 3 · revenue
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 26 × 20
- Fill
- data/idle
- Group
- Marks · 16
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
Labels1616
Marks1616
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Actual against plan.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Does each measure have a target?
No target, just amounts.
Yes: Keep the bullet
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/008-bullet
npx shadcn add @chartory/bulletimport { Bullet } from "@/components/chartory/bullet"import { quarterKpis } from "./quarter-kpis"export function QuarterKpis() { return ( <Bullet data={quarterKpis} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Bullet 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
Bullet chart questions.
What people ask before they put a bullet in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comThe ranges, from poor to good. The bar is the actual, the tick is the target, and the legend names all three.
Yes. Each row keeps its own unit and scale, as in the sample: revenue in USD, orders as a count, repeat buyers as a share.
One data object in the sample’s shape: actual, target and ranges per measure. 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/bullet. You review the diff.
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The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
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