Dumbbell chart
Two values per item, and the gap between them.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A dumbbell chart draws two dots per item joined by a bar, so the gap between them is the shape you read. Use it for our price against a rival's, plan against actual, or before against after for many items.
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Sample data: our price against the rival's for six outdoor products, gaps from −$10 to +$7
- Data shape
- Two values per item
- Good for
- Price against rival, plan against actual
- Avoid when
- Only one value per item
- 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
066 / Dumbbell
- Layer
- gap · trail runner
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 31 × 2
- Fill
- status/success
- Radius
- 1
- Group
- Marks · 18
Layers
066 / Dumbbell
- Layer
- gap · trail runner
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 14 × 2
- Fill
- status/success
- Radius
- 1
- Group
- Marks · 18
Layers
066 / Dumbbell
- Layer
- gap · trail runner
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 7 × 2
- Fill
- status/success
- Radius
- 1
- Group
- Marks · 18
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
Labels1717
Marks1818
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
The gap is the story.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Is it two things compared, not a change?
Before and after over time.
Yes: Keep the dumbbell
Is it a list of items?
Areas with fixed and broken cases.
Yes: Keep the dumbbell
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/066-dumbbell-prices
npx shadcn add @chartory/dumbbellimport { Dumbbell } from "@/components/chartory/dumbbell"import { priceGaps } from "./price-gaps"export function PriceGaps() { return ( <Dumbbell data={priceGaps} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Dumbbell 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
Dumbbell questions.
What people ask before they put a dumbbell in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comIn a column on the right, signed (Trail runner −$10, Rain shell +$7 in the sample), so the list reads as cheaper or dearer than the rival.
Each dot takes its own colour, named in the legend (our price, rival price).
One data object in the sample’s shape: two values 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/dumbbell. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show compare items.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Compare items
Rank, gap and change between products, teams or regions.