Icicle chart
A breakdown in stacked rows.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
An icicle chart starts with the total as a full-width bar and splits it row by row into parts and sub-parts. Widths stay proportional at every level. Use it for spend by team and use case, or any two- or three-level breakdown with long names.
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Sample data: inference spend by team and use case, support $18.4K (chat bot $11.2K, triage $7.2K)
- Data shape
- A total, parts and sub-parts
- Good for
- Spend by team and use case, nested breakdowns
- Avoid when
- There is one level only
- 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
068 / Icicle
- Layer
- team · search
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 189 × 52
- Fill
- data/cat-3
- Radius
- 4
- Group
- Marks · 11
Layers
068 / Icicle
- Layer
- team · search
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 109 × 52
- Fill
- data/cat-3
- Radius
- 4
- Group
- Marks · 11
Layers
068 / Icicle
- Layer
- team · search
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 69 × 52
- Fill
- data/cat-3
- Radius
- 4
- Group
- Marks · 11
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
Labels919
Marks1111
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
A breakdown with room for names.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
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/068-icicle-inference
npx shadcn add @chartory/icicleimport { Icicle } from "@/components/chartory/icicle"import { inferenceSpend } from "./inference-spend"export function InferenceSpend() { return ( <Icicle data={inferenceSpend} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Icicle 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
Icicle questions.
What people ask before they put an icicle in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comTop row, all teams. Next row, each team (Support $18.4K). Under each team, its use cases (chat bot, triage), each as wide as its share.
The same breakdown. The icicle keeps names straight and readable; the sunburst is more compact and round.
One data object in the sample’s shape: a total, parts and sub-parts. 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/icicle. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show part of a whole.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Part of a whole
16 types in Chartory answer this question.