Sunburst chart
Parts and their sub-parts, in rings.
Definition · Updated Nov 2, 2026
A sunburst chart shows a total in the centre, its parts in the first ring and each part's sub-parts in the ring outside it. Use it for spend by team and model, sales by category and product, or any two-level breakdown.
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Sample data: $48.2K spend this month by team, research $20.2K, agents $3.0K
- Data shape
- A total, parts and sub-parts
- Good for
- Spend by team and model, two-level breakdowns
- Avoid when
- There is only one level
- 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
022 / Sunburst
- Layer
- team · support
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 140 × 140
- Fill
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 17
Layers
022 / Sunburst
- Layer
- team · support
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 140 × 140
- Fill
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 17
Layers
022 / Sunburst
- Layer
- team · support
- Type
- Ellipse
- Size
- 96 × 96
- Fill
- data/cat-2
- Group
- Marks · 17
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
Labels1010
Marks1717
Height212 px246 px
Same tokens at every size: text styles, 1 px lines and mark radius stay put.
When to use
Two levels, one shape.
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/022-sunburst
npx shadcn add @chartory/sunburstimport { Sunburst } from "@/components/chartory/sunburst"import { spendByTeam } from "./spend-by-team"export function SpendByTeam() { return ( <Sunburst data={spendByTeam} size="m" legend={false} /> )}Hearth widget
Sunburst 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
Sunburst questions.
What people ask before they put a sunburst in a dashboard.
Something else?
hello@usechartory.comThe total for the period ($48.2K this month in the sample). The teams sit in the inner ring and their split in the outer ring.
In the list next to the rings, one line per team (Research $20.2K).
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/sunburst. 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.