Parallel coordinates
Many items across many measures.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A parallel coordinates chart draws one vertical axis per measure and a line per item across them, so trade-offs show as crossing lines. Use it to compare models, products or vendors on five or more measures at once.
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Sample data: five models on accuracy, speed, cost, safety and context
- Data shape
- Several measures per item
- Good for
- Model evals, vendor and product comparisons
- Avoid when
- There are one or two measures
- 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
049 / Parallel coordinates
- Layer
- line · orion xl
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 747 × 153
- Stroke
- data/cat-3
- Group
- Marks · 10
Layers
049 / Parallel coordinates
- Layer
- line · orion xl
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 427 × 97
- Stroke
- data/cat-3
- Group
- Marks · 10
Layers
049 / Parallel coordinates
- Layer
- line · orion xl
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 266 × 65
- Stroke
- data/cat-3
- 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
Labels45
Marks1010
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Trade-offs across measures.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Are there more than three measures?
Exactly three that sum up.
Yes: Keep the parallel coordinates
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/049-parallel-model-evals
npx shadcn add @chartory/parallel-coordinatesimport { ParallelCoordinates } from "@/components/chartory/parallel-coordinates"import { modelEvals } from "./model-evals"export function ModelEvals() { return ( <ParallelCoordinates data={modelEvals} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Parallel coordinates 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
Parallel coordinates questions.
What people ask before they put parallel coordinates in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comFollow one colour across the axes: high on one axis and low on the next means that model trades one for the other.
Five, as in the sample, one colour each and named in the legend.
One data object in the sample’s shape: several measures 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/parallel-coordinates. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show relationship.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Relationship
17 types in Chartory answer this question.