Packed bubble chart
Items as bubbles, sized by volume.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A packed bubble chart draws each item as a circle sized by its value and packs them together, with colour for a second signal such as up or down. Use it for trading volume, mentions or spend when size and one status matter.
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Sample data: spot volume by asset, ETH +5.8%, SOL −3.4%
- Data shape
- A size value and a % change per item
- Good for
- Trading volume, mentions, spend
- Avoid when
- Sizes must be compared exactly
- 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
035 / Packed bubbles
- Layer
- bubble · sol
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 64 × 64
- Fill
- status/danger-bg
- Group
- Marks · 12
Layers
035 / Packed bubbles
- Layer
- bubble · sol
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 56 × 56
- Fill
- status/danger-bg
- Group
- Marks · 12
Layers
035 / Packed bubbles
- Layer
- bubble · sol
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 36 × 36
- Fill
- status/danger-bg
- Group
- Marks · 12
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
Labels610
Marks1212
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Size and status at once.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Are the items independent?
Items with links between them.
Yes: Keep the packed bubbles
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/035-packed-bubbles
npx shadcn add @chartory/packed-bubblesimport { PackedBubbles } from "@/components/chartory/packed-bubbles"import { assetVolume } from "./asset-volume"export function AssetVolume() { return ( <PackedBubbles data={assetVolume} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Packed bubbles 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
Packed bubble questions.
What people ask before they put packed bubbles in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comGainers and losers, named in the legend. The bubble's size is its volume; its label carries the change (ETH +5.8%).
The smallest bubbles show no name, mid-sized ones show only the name, and the largest show their name and change (ETH +5.8%).
One data object in the sample’s shape: a size value and a % change 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/packed-bubbles. 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.