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Making a bar graph.

Make a bar graph in your browser from a table you paste or open, one colour for each column, saved as PNG, SVG or PDF. Nothing uploaded.

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A bar chart of visitors and sign-ups by month, in teal and orange

Bars compare amounts at a glance.

From a table.

Copy cells from a spreadsheet and paste them: the first column names each bar, and each other column becomes a colour, side by side.

Starting at zero.

A bar's length stands for its amount, so the scale always starts at zero.

Numbers on the bars.

Each bar's number is written above it when there is room; turn it off under More options.

Further reading

Topics: bar graph maker · bar chart maker · column chart · make a bar graph · grouped bar chart

A little less theory. A little more doing.

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