Horizontal bar chart
Items in a list, with room for their names.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A horizontal bar chart lays bars sideways, so long item names fit and the list reads top to bottom. Use it for ranked lists such as hubs, products or teams, especially when there are more than a handful.
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Sample data: parcels delivered at five hubs against the scheduled count, Rotterdam 1,312
- Data shape
- One value and a scheduled total per item
- Good for
- Ranked lists, hubs, products, teams
- Avoid when
- Items are periods of time
- 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
007 / Horizontal bars
- Layer
- bar · rotterdam · value
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 564 × 28
- Fill
- data/primary
- Radius
- 4
- Group
- Marks · 10
Layers
007 / Horizontal bars
- Layer
- bar · rotterdam · value
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 302 × 22
- Fill
- data/primary
- Radius
- 4
- Group
- Marks · 10
Layers
007 / Horizontal bars
- Layer
- bar · rotterdam · value
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 170 × 16
- Fill
- data/primary
- Radius
- 4
- Group
- Marks · 10
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
Labels1515
Marks1010
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
A ranked list.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Are the items not periods of time?
Periods read left to right.
Yes: Keep the horizontal bars
No: Use bars001
Is there one value per item?
Two values per item to compare.
Yes: Keep the horizontal bars
Is it the value alone, with no target?
Targets with ranges.
Yes: Keep the horizontal bars
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/007-horizontal-bars
npx shadcn add @chartory/horizontal-barsimport { HorizontalBars } from "@/components/chartory/horizontal-bars"import { hubDeliveries } from "./hub-deliveries"export function HubDeliveries() { return ( <HorizontalBars data={hubDeliveries} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Horizontal bars 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
Horizontal bar questions.
What people ask before they put horizontal bars in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comThe scheduled count. The legend names delivered and scheduled, so the gap between the two is what is still due at each hub.
In a column on the right, with each hub's name inside its bar (Rotterdam 1,312, Hamburg 1,034 in the sample), so the list reads like a table.
One data object in the sample’s shape: one value and a scheduled total 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/horizontal-bars. 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.