Stacked bar chart
The total per period, and what it is made of.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A stacked bar chart builds each bar from its parts, so you read the total and the mix in one shape. Use it for failures by reason, revenue by plan or tickets by type, period after period.
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Sample data: failed payments per week by reason (card declined, insufficient funds, fraud block), W27 to W40
- Data shape
- Two to four parts per period
- Good for
- Reasons, plans, types per week or month
- Avoid when
- Each part 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
003 / Stacked bars
- Layer
- bar 01 · insufficient funds
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 49 × 64
- Fill
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 42
Layers
003 / Stacked bars
- Layer
- bar 01 · insufficient funds
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 26 × 41
- Fill
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 42
Layers
003 / Stacked bars
- Layer
- bar 01 · insufficient funds
- Type
- Rectangle
- Size
- 16 × 28
- Fill
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 42
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
Labels99
Marks4242
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Total and mix.
Three signs it fits, and three signs another type fits better.
Does the total per period matter?
Parts compared with each other.
Yes: Keep the stacked bars
Are there four parts or fewer?
Many parts in a flowing mix.
Yes: Keep the stacked 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/003-stacked-bars
npx shadcn add @chartory/stacked-barsimport { StackedBars } from "@/components/chartory/stacked-bars"import { failuresByReason } from "./failures-by-reason"export function FailuresByReason() { return ( <StackedBars data={failuresByReason} size="m" legend={true} /> )}Hearth widget
Stacked 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
Stacked bar questions.
What people ask before they put stacked bars in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comThe first one in the legend (card declined in the sample). Only the bottom part starts from zero, so put the one people compare most there.
Stacked when the total per period is the question, grouped when the parts are compared with each other.
One data object in the sample’s shape: two to four parts per period. 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/stacked-bars. 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.