Ridgeline chart
The shape of each group's spread, stacked.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A ridgeline chart draws each group's distribution as a soft hill and stacks the hills with a slight overlap, so shapes compare down the page. Use it for response length by model, delivery time by region or scores by cohort.
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Sample data: response length of five models, Atlas 3 to Nova, from 0 to 2K tokens
- Data shape
- A shape per group: centre, spread and weight
- Good for
- Response length, delivery time, scores
- Avoid when
- Exact numbers per group are needed
- 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
055 / Ridgeline
- Layer
- area · atlas 3
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 688 × 44
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 15
Layers
055 / Ridgeline
- Layer
- area · atlas 3
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 368 × 44
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 15
Layers
055 / Ridgeline
- Layer
- area · atlas 3
- Type
- Vector
- Size
- 207 × 44
- Fill
- data/primary
- Group
- Marks · 15
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
Labels910
Marks1515
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Shapes, down the page.
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/055-ridgeline-response-length
npx shadcn add @chartory/ridgelineimport { Ridgeline } from "@/components/chartory/ridgeline"import { responseLength } from "./response-length"export function ResponseLength() { return ( <Ridgeline data={responseLength} size="m" legend={false} /> )}Hearth widget
Ridgeline 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
Ridgeline questions.
What people ask before they put a ridgeline in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comA slight overlap keeps every group on one card while each hill stays tall enough to show its shape.
The measure shared by all groups, tokens from 0 to 2K in the sample.
One data object in the sample’s shape: a shape per group: centre, spread and weight. 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/ridgeline. You review the diff.
Related types
Other ways to show distribution.
The same question, a different shape of answer. Every type ships in Figma and in code.
Same family
Distribution
17 types in Chartory answer this question.