Dot strip chart
The full range per item, on one scale.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A dot strip chart draws every value of each item as a dot on its strip, all on one scale, with the lowest and highest value labelled, so fast and slow items line up. Use it for payout times, delivery times or any spread of values per option.
Pay once. Every update included.
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Sample data: payout times for six rails, instant card 0.1 to 0.4 days, cheque 4.0 to 7.5 days
- Data shape
- Every value per item
- Good for
- Payout times, delivery times, options
- Avoid when
- A summary per item is enough
- 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
033 / Dot strip
- Layer
- point
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 12 × 12
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 54
Layers
033 / Dot strip
- Layer
- point
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 12 × 12
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 54
Layers
033 / Dot strip
- Layer
- point
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 12 × 12
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 54
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
Labels2323
Marks5454
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Ranges side by side.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Are a few values per item enough?
A summary of many values.
Yes: Keep the dot strip
Is there no confidence interval?
Estimates with intervals.
Yes: Keep the dot strip
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/033-dot-strip
npx shadcn add @chartory/dot-stripimport { DotStrip } from "@/components/chartory/dot-strip"import { payoutTimes } from "./payout-times"export function PayoutTimes() { return ( <DotStrip data={payoutTimes} size="m" legend={false} /> )}Hearth widget
Dot strip 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
Dot strip questions.
What people ask before they put a dot strip in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comThe fastest and slowest payout of each rail in days (SEPA 0.8 to 1.6 in the sample).
Days, from 0 to 8, shared by every rail so fast and slow rails line up.
One data object in the sample’s shape: every value per item. 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/dot-strip. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show distribution.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Distribution
17 types in Chartory answer this question.