roughViz.js is a reusable JavaScript library for creating sketchy/hand-drawn styled charts in the browser, based on D3v5, roughjs, and handy.
Use these charts where the communication goal is to show intent or generality, and not absolute precision. Or just because they're fun and look weird.
Chart Types (more to come!)
- Bar (
roughViz.Bar
) API. Example. - Horizontal Bar (
roughViz.BarH
) API. Example. - Donut (
roughViz.Donut
) API. Example. - Line (
roughViz.Line
) API. Example. - Pie (
roughViz.Pie
) API. Example. - Scatter (
roughViz.Scatter
) API. Example. - Stacked Bar (
roughViz.StackedBar
) API. Example.
Apply the features of roughjs
to each chart:
roughness:
As well as additional chart-specific options (see API below)
Generate dist/roughviz.min.js as follows:
npm run buildUmd
Create some container elements, one for each chart:
<!--you can name each id whatever you want -->
<div id="viz0"></div>
<div id="viz1"></div>
In the javascript, just create charts, referencing the desired container:
// create Bar chart from csv file, using default options
new roughViz.Bar({
element: '#viz0', // container selection
data: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jwilber/random_data/master/flavors.csv',
labels: 'flavor',
values: 'price'
});
// create Donut chart using defined data & customize plot options
new roughViz.Donut(
{
element: '#viz1',
data: {
labels: ['North', 'South', 'East', 'West'],
values: [10, 5, 8, 3]
},
title: "Regions",
width: window.innerWidth / 4,
roughness: 8,
colors: ['red', 'orange', 'blue', 'skyblue'],
stroke: 'black',
strokeWidth: 3,
fillStyle: 'cross-hatch',
fillWeight: 3.5,
}
);
Required
-
element
[string]: Id or class of container element. -
data
: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.- If object: must contain
labels
andvalues
keys:
new roughViz.Bar({ element: '.viz', data: {labels: ['a', 'b'], values: [10, 20]} })
- If string: must be a path/url to a
csv
ortsv
, and you must also specify thelabels
andvalues
as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
new roughViz.Bar({ element: '#viz0', data: 'stringToDataUrl.csv', labels: 'nameOfLabelsColumn', values: 'nameOfValuesColumn', })
- If object: must contain
Optional
axisFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.axisRoughness
[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.axisStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.bowing
[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0
.color
[string]: Color for each bar. Default:'skyblue'
.fillStyle
[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one of fillStyles shown above.fillWeight
[number]: Weight of inner paths' color. Default:0.5
.font
: Font-family to use. You can use0
orgaegu
to useGaegu
, or1
orindie flower
to useIndie Flower
. Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu
.highlight
[string]: Color for each bar on hover. Default:'coral'
.innerStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside bars. Default:1
.interactive
[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true
.labelFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.margin
[object]: Margin object. Default:{top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
padding
[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1
.roughness
[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1
.simplification
[number]: Chart simplification. Default0.2
.stroke
[string]: Color of bars' stroke. Default:black
.strokeWidth
[number]: Size of bars' stroke. Default:1
.title
[string]: Chart title. Optional.titleFontSize
[string]: Font-size for chart title. Default:'1rem'
.tooltipFontSize
[string]: Font-size for tooltip. Default:'0.95rem'
.xLabel
[string]: Label for x-axis.yLabel
[string]: Label for y-axis.
Required
-
element
[string]: Id or class of container element. -
data
: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.- If object: must contain
labels
andvalues
keys:
new roughViz.BarH({ element: '.viz', data: {labels: ['a', 'b'], values: [10, 20]} })
- If string: must be a path/url to a
csv
ortsv
, and you must also specify thelabels
andvalues
as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
new roughViz.BarH({ element: '#viz0', data: 'stringToDataUrl.csv', labels: 'nameOfLabelsColumn', values: 'nameOfValuesColumn', })
- If object: must contain
Optional
axisFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.axisRoughness
[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.axisStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.bowing
[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0
.color
[string]: Color for each bar. Default:'skyblue'
.fillStyle
[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one of fillStyles shown above.fillWeight
[number]: Weight of inner paths' color. Default:0.5
.font
: Font-family to use. You can use0
orgaegu
to useGaegu
, or1
orindie flower
to useIndie Flower
. Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu
.highlight
[string]: Color for each bar on hover. Default:'coral'
.innerStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside bars. Default:1
.interactive
[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true
.labelFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.margin
[object]: Margin object. Default:{top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
padding
[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1
.roughness
[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1
.simplification
[number]: Chart simplification. Default0.2
.stroke
[string]: Color of bars' stroke. Default:black
.strokeWidth
[number]: Size of bars' stroke. Default:1
.title
[string]: Chart title. Optional.titleFontSize
[string]: Font-size for chart title. Default:'1rem'
.tooltipFontSize
[string]: Font-size for tooltip. Default:'0.95rem'
.xLabel
[string]: Label for x-axis.yLabel
[string]: Label for y-axis.
Required
-
element
[string]: Id or class of container element. -
data
: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.- If object: must contain
labels
andvalues
keys:
new roughViz.Donut({ element: '.viz', data: {labels: ['a', 'b'], values: [10, 20]} })
- If string: must be a path/url to a
csv
,json
, ortsv
, and you must also specify thelabels
andvalues
as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
new roughViz.Donut({ element: '#viz0', data: 'stringToDataUrl.csv', labels: 'nameOfLabelsColumn', values: 'nameOfValuesColumn', })
- If object: must contain
Optional
bowing
[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0
.colors
[array]: Array of colors for each arc. Default:['coral', 'skyblue', '#66c2a5', 'tan', '#8da0cb', '#e78ac3', '#a6d854', '#ffd92f', 'tan', 'orange']
.fillStyle
[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one of fillStyles shown above.fillWeight
[number]: Weight of inner paths' color. Default:0.85
.font
: Font-family to use. You can use0
orgaegu
to useGaegu
, or1
orindie flower
to useIndie Flower
. Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu
.highlight
[string]: Color for each arc on hover. Default:'coral'
.innerStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside arcs. Default:0.75
.interactive
[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true
.legend
[boolean]: Whether or not to add legend. Default:'true'
.legendPosition
[string]: Position of legend. Should be either'left'
or'right'
. Default:'right'
.margin
[object]: Margin object. Default:{top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
padding
[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1
.roughness
[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1
.simplification
[number]: Chart simplification. Default0.2
.strokeWidth
[number]: Size of bars' stroke. Default:1
.title
[string]: Chart title. Optional.titleFontSize
[string]: Font-size for chart title. Default:'1rem'
.tooltipFontSize
[string]: Font-size for tooltip. Default:'0.95rem'
.
Required
element
[string]: Id or class of container element.data
: Must be a path/url to acsv
ortsv
, and you must also specify the eachy
as separate attributes that represent columns in said file. Each attribute prefaced withy
(exceptyLabel
) will receive its own line:new roughViz.Line({ element: '#viz0', data: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jwilber/random_data/master/profits.csv', y1: 'revenue', y2: 'cost', y3: 'profit' })
Optional
axisFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.axisRoughness
[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.axisStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.bowing
[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0
.circle
[boolean]: Whether or not to add circles to chart. Default:true
.circleRadius
[number]: Radius of circles. Default:10
.circleRoughness
[number]: Roughness of circles. Default:2
.colors
[array or string]: Array of colors for each arc. Default:['coral', 'skyblue', '#66c2a5', 'tan', '#8da0cb', '#e78ac3', '#a6d854', '#ffd92f', 'tan', 'orange']
. If string (e.g.'blue'
), all circles will take that color.fillStyle
[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one of fillStyles shown above.fillWeight
[number]: Weight of inner paths' color. Default:0.5
.font
: Font-family to use. You can use0
orgaegu
to useGaegu
, or1
orindie flower
to useIndie Flower
. Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu
.interactive
[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true
.labelFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.legend
[boolean]: Whether or not to add legend. Default:true
.legendPosition
[string]: Position of legend. Should be either'left'
or'right'
. Default:'right'
.margin
[object]: Margin object. Default:{top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
roughness
[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1
.simplification
[number]: Chart simplification. Default0.2
.stroke
[string]: Color of lines' stroke. Default:this.colors
.strokeWidth
[number]: Size of lines' stroke. Default:1
.title
[string]: Chart title. Optional.titleFontSize
[string]: Font-size for chart title. Default:'0.95rem'
.tooltipFontSize
[string]: Font-size for tooltip. Default:'0.95rem'
.xLabel
[string]: Label for x-axis.yLabel
[string]: Label for y-axis.
This repo adds the following options when supplying the data inline (not via a csv file):
interpolation
[array]: whether to interpolate the points in each line with bezier curves ('curve'
) or straight lines ('straight'
). If there is only one element it is applied to all lines. Default:['curve']
.dash
[array of arrays]: dash pattern for each line. If there is only one element it is applied to all lines. Default:[0]
.xLabelDelta
[number]: vertical offest for x-axis placement. Default:0
.yLabelDelta
[number]: horizontal offest for x-axis placement. Default:0
.yDomain
[array]: explicitly sets the y-axis min and max values if provided. Default: automatic.xAxis
[boolean]: suppress the x-axis iffalse
. Default:true
.yAxis
[boolean]: suppress the y-axis iffalse
. Default:true
.notes
[array of objects]: list of text labels to add to the chart in the form{x: number, y: number, text: string}
. Default:[]
.notesFontSize
[number]: font size for the added notes. Default:labelFontSize
.xLines
[array of objects]: list of vertical lines to add at a given x-value in the form{x: number, dash: array}
. Default:[]
.yLines
[array of objects]: list of horizontal lines to add at a given y-value in the form{y: number, dash: array}
. Default:[]
.
In addition, line charts can now handle negative values, and will place the x-axis smartly, with a y-intercept at zero.
Required
-
element
[string]: Id or class of container element. -
data
: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.- If object: must contain
labels
andvalues
keys:
new roughViz.Pie({ element: '.viz', data: {labels: ['a', 'b'], values: [10, 20]} })
- If string: must be a path/url to a
csv
,json
, ortsv
, and you must also specify thelabels
andvalues
as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
new roughViz.Pie({ element: '#viz0', data: 'stringToDataUrl.csv', labels: 'nameOfLabelsColumn', values: 'nameOfValuesColumn', })
- If object: must contain
Optional
bowing
[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0
.colors
[array]: Array of colors for each arc. Default:['coral', 'skyblue', '#66c2a5', 'tan', '#8da0cb', '#e78ac3', '#a6d854', '#ffd92f', 'tan', 'orange']
.fillStyle
[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one of fillStyles shown above.fillWeight
[number]: Weight of inner paths' color. Default:0.85
.font
: Font-family to use. You can use0
orgaegu
to useGaegu
, or1
orindie flower
to useIndie Flower
. Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu
.highlight
[string]: Color for each arc on hover. Default:'coral'
.innerStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside arcs. Default:0.75
.interactive
[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true
.legend
[boolean]: Whether or not to add legend. Default:true
.legendPosition
[string]: Position of legend. Should be either'left'
or'right'
. Default:'right'
.margin
[object]: Margin object. Default:{top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
padding
[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1
.roughness
[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1
.simplification
[number]: Chart simplification. Default0.2
.strokeWidth
[number]: Size of bars' stroke. Default:1
.title
[string]: Chart title. Optional.titleFontSize
[string]: Font-size for chart title. Default:'1rem'
.tooltipFontSize
[string]: Font-size for tooltip. Default:'0.95rem'
.
Required
-
element
[string]: Id or class of container element. -
data
: Data with which to construct chart. Can be either an object or string.- If object: must contain
x
andy
keys:
new roughViz.Scatter({ element: '.viz', data: {x: [1, 2, 35], y: [10, 20, 8]} })
- If string: must be a path/url to a
csv
ortsv
, and you must also specify thex
andy
as separate attributes that represent columns in said file:
new roughViz.Scatter({ element: '#viz0', data: 'stringToDataUrl.csv', x: 'nameOfLabelsColumn', y: 'nameOfValuesColumn', })
- If object: must contain
Optional
axisFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.axisRoughness
[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.axisStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.bowing
[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0
.colors
[array or string]: Array of colors for each arc. Default:['coral', 'skyblue', '#66c2a5', 'tan', '#8da0cb', '#e78ac3', '#a6d854', '#ffd92f', 'tan', 'orange']
. If string (e.g.'blue'
), all circles will take that color.colorVar
[string]: If input data iscsv
ortsv
, this should be an ordinal column with which to color points by.curbZero
[boolean]: Whether or not to force (x, y) axes to (0, 0). Default:false
.fillStyle
[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one of fillStyles shown above.fillWeight
[number]: Weight of inner paths' color. Default:0.5
.font
: Font-family to use. You can use0
orgaegu
to useGaegu
, or1
orindie flower
to useIndie Flower
. Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu
.highlight
[string]: Color for each bar on hover. Default:'coral'
.highlightLabel
[string]: If input data iscsv
ortsv
, this should be a column representing what value to display on hover. Otherwise,(x, y)
values will be shown on hover.innerStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside circles. Default:1
.interactive
[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true
.labelFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.margin
[object]: Margin object. Default:{top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
radius
[number]: Circle radius. Default:8
.roughness
[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1
.simplification
[number]: Chart simplification. Default0.2
.stroke
[string]: Color of circles' stroke. Default:black
.strokeWidth
[number]: Size of circles' stroke. Default:1
.title
[string]: Chart title. Optional.titleFontSize
[string]: Font-size for chart title. Default:'0.95rem'
.tooltipFontSize
[string]: Font-size for tooltip. Default:'0.95rem'
.xLabel
[string]: Label for x-axis.yLabel
[string]: Label for y-axis.
Required
-
element
[string]: Id or class of container element. -
data
: Data with which to construct chart. Should be an object. -
labels
: String name of label key indata
object.new roughViz.StackedBar({ element: '#vis0', data: [ {month:'Jan', A:20, B: 5}, {month:'Feb', A:25, B: 10}, ], labels: 'month', })
Optional
axisFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.axisRoughness
[number]: Roughness for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.axisStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for x & y axes. Default:0.5
.bowing
[number]: Chart bowing. Default:0
.colors
[string]: Array of colors for each bar grouping.fillStyle
[string]: Bar fill-style. Should be one of fillStyles shown above.fillWeight
[number]: Weight of inner paths' color. Default:0.5
.font
: Font-family to use. You can use0
orgaegu
to useGaegu
, or1
orindie flower
to useIndie Flower
. Or feed it something else. Default:Gaegu
.highlight
[string]: Color for each bar on hover. Default:'coral'
.innerStrokeWidth
[number]: Stroke-width for paths inside bars. Default:1
.interactive
[boolean]: Whether or not chart is interactive. Default:true
.labelFontSize
[string]: Font-size for axes' labels. Default:'1rem'
.margin
[object]: Margin object. Default:{top: 50, right: 20, bottom: 70, left: 100}
padding
[number]: Padding between bars. Default:0.1
.roughness
[number]: Roughness level of chart. Default:1
.simplification
[number]: Chart simplification. Default0.2
.stroke
[string]: Color of bars' stroke. Default:black
.strokeWidth
[number]: Size of bars' stroke. Default:1
.title
[string]: Chart title. Optional.titleFontSize
[string]: Font-size for chart title. Default:'1rem'
.tooltipFontSize
[string]: Font-size for tooltip. Default:'0.95rem'
.xLabel
[string]: Label for x-axis.yLabel
[string]: Label for y-axis.
This library wouldn't be possible without the following people:
- Mike Bostock for D3.js.
- Preet Shihn for rough.js.
- Jo Wood for handy processing lib.
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2019 Jared Wilber
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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