# Range

> A chart word, with the charts that use it.

**Definition.** A range is the span between a low and a high value, drawn as one bar or one line. It shows a window, a spread or a gap.

Updated Nov 2, 2026

## 066 · Dumbbell

- **01 Two values.** Our price and the rival's, one dot each.
- **02 The range between.** The bar joining them is the gap.

## Where you see it

- [005 · Floating range bars](https://usechartory.com/charts/floating-range-bars): Distribution · Logistics data
- [066 · Dumbbell](https://usechartory.com/charts/dumbbell): Compare items · E-commerce data

## Common mistakes

- **A range with no ends marked** Mark both ends, so it is clear where it starts and stops.
- **Ranges of different kinds on one chart** Keep one meaning per chart: a window, or a gap.

## Questions

### Range or interval?

A range is two known values. An interval is where an uncertain value likely falls.

### Which charts draw ranges?

Floating range bars, dumbbells and dot strips.

## Related terms

- [Confidence interval](https://usechartory.com/glossary/confidence-interval): The range a value likely falls in, drawn as a band or a whisker.
- [Whisker](https://usechartory.com/glossary/whisker): The line from a box to the lowest and highest values that are not outliers.
- [Distribution](https://usechartory.com/glossary/distribution): How values spread across a range: where they cluster and where they thin out.

## Floating range bars, dumbbell and the other types.

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