Survey

Powerful interactive ‘dot’ visualisation, good for exploring survey results and more

Updated 4 years ago to v8.1.1 by Flourish team

How to use this template

This template is ideal for visualizing survey responses and other data where each row represents a discrete entity such as a person. It lets you animate dots into different views, including groups, bars, and – for geographic data – a map. It also allows you to compare different metrics in a grid view.

Data requirements

The survey template is ideal for datasets up to around 10,000 rows. Larger datasets will work, but perform more slowly.

You'll need a CSV or Excel file with a row for each person or entity that you want to visualize.

In the case of survey data, your CSV file should have:

  • a row for each person who took the survey
  • a column for each question in the survey or other piece of information about the respondent

Getting started

First, from your projects page, create a new Survey visualization. Open the Data view, go to the “Data” sheet and import your data to overwrite the current sheet. Then, on the right, update the column settings:

  • Set “Categorical columns” to point to any columns with categorical answers, i.e. text like "male"/"female" or "0-99"/"100-999"/"1000-9990". Type in the column numbers - e.g. A-C. These columns will appear in in the “Group by”, “Shade by” and “Compare” dropdown in the visualization.
  • Set “Continuous columns” to point to any columns with continuous answers, i.e. raw numbers, such as income or weight. These columns will appear in the “Size by” dropdown in the visualization.

If you switch back to the Preview view, you should now see your data in the survey.

Change the text displayed

It's quite common that you want to change text shown in the visualization - for example, you might have y and n as answers in your raw data, but want this to be displayed as yes or no in your visualization.

To avoid editing the raw data (which may make it harder to update later), you can use the “Label overrides” sheet. Simply type the values you want to change (e.g. y) in the first column and the values you want to show (e.g. yes) in the second column. The visualization should automatically update to show the new text.

Change the ordering of groups

It's also quite common that you want to change the order of answers, which by default will display alphabetically. For example, you might prefer to show groups for Yes, No, and Answer not supplied in that order.

To do this, go to the “Group order” data sheet, and fill in the heading of column A with the column name of the relevant question in the “Data” sheet. Underneath, type or paste in the answer values in the order that you'd like them displayed. Then, in the column settings panel, update “Order of answers” to point at column A.

You can repeat this for as many columns as necessary.

Bundle small groups

Sometimes you have a large number of categories that contain only a few dots each, which may clutter the graphic. If you enable the option to “Bundle small groups” then you can combine them into a single “Other” category.

Customise the popups

In the column selection panel, find “Metadata” and add any columns that you want to include in popups. Then, in the settings panel, ensure “Show popups” is checked, and edit “Popup contents” to include the columns, with column names in {{brackets}}.

The “Popup contents” is HTML, so you can include formatting, e.g. <strong>Name:</strong> {{Name}}, or even images if you include image URL in your data sheet.

If this isn’t working, check you're using the exact column names and that you haven't included spaces inside the brackets - so {{Name}} not {{ Name }}.

Let users filter the data

You can allow users to filter your survey results within the visualization - e.g. by year or another attribute.

To do this, in the column selection panel, set “Slider or menu” to the column you want to filter by.

Then, in the settings panel, choose “Control style” to specify the type of filter control you want - a button group, dropdown, or slider.

Grouped question

Survey data often includes grouped questions – i.e. those in the form "What food do you like (pick up to three)". In this model, the data sheet would typically include a column for each possible answer with a yes or no answer. The template allows you to group these questions together to enable you to compare the frequency of the positive answers.

When grouping by such a question, the number of dots may increase, because each survey respondent may appear multiple times – one for each positive answer. Because of this it's not possible to shade by a grouped question.

To create a grouped question, use the “Answer Groups” sheet. Put in the question you want to create in the first column, the column header for each sub-question in the next column, the display name for the group in the following column, and finally the way a positive answer is seen – e.g. “y” or “1”.

Display your data on a map

If you have country names in your data, you can display the data on a map without doing much extra work. Just ensure that the “Geographic columns” setting points at the column with country names in it, and that your country names match the “Countries” sheet.

If your data has other geographic locations, such as city names, you'll need to do a bit more work! First, ensure that the “Geographic columns” setting points at the column with locations in it. Then replace the “Countries” sheet with your geographic locations - you'll need latitude, longitude and name columns.

If you're adding a custom map, make sure to add it in an equirectangular projection and add the bounding box.

To change the default position displayed on the map, you'll need to create a Flourish story. Inside the story, click the map view, then zoom to the position you want to display: the slide will save the position. Publish the story to share it with your users.

This section documents API usage specific to this template, so for an introduction we suggest you refer to the generic API documentation instead.

template: @flourish/survey

version: 8

Template data

There are three different formats in which you can supply data to this template. The most convenient for you to use likely depends on the source of your data, as described below.

1. Array of arrays, and a bindings object

You can supply arrays of arrays to opts.data, which might look like:

{
    data: {
        questions: [
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value1", "QuestionsColumn2Value1",
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value2", "QuestionsColumn2Value2",
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value3", "QuestionsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        order: [
            [ "OrderColumn1Value1", "OrderColumn2Value1",
            [ "OrderColumn1Value2", "OrderColumn2Value2",
            [ "OrderColumn1Value3", "OrderColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        labels: [
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value1", "LabelsColumn2Value1",
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value2", "LabelsColumn2Value2",
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value3", "LabelsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        colors: [
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value1", "ColorsColumn2Value1",
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value2", "ColorsColumn2Value2",
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value3", "ColorsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        places: [
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value1", "PlacesColumn2Value1",
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value2", "PlacesColumn2Value2",
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value3", "PlacesColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        answer_groups: [
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value1", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value1",
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value2", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value2",
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value3", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ]
    }
}

where each array of arrays represents the rows in a data sheet.

To tell the API how the values from each column should be associated with the keys that the template is expecting, you must also supply an object attached to opts.bindings. (The meanings of the keys in the bindings object are documented below.) The minimal bindings you can supply for this template are as shown in this example:

{
    template: "@flourish/survey",
    version: "8",
    bindings: {
        questions: {
            
        },
        order: {
            
        },
        labels: {
            label: 0, // index of a column in your data
            replacement: 1, // index of a column in your data
        },
        colors: {
            question: 0, // index of a column in your data
            answer: 1, // index of a column in your data
            color: 2, // index of a column in your data
        },
        places: {
            latitude: 0, // index of a column in your data
            longitude: 1, // index of a column in your data
        },
        answer_groups: {
            group: 0, // index of a column in your data
            question: 1, // index of a column in your data
            display_as: 2, // index of a column in your data
        }
    },
    data: {
        questions: [
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value1", "QuestionsColumn2Value1",
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value2", "QuestionsColumn2Value2",
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value3", "QuestionsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        order: [
            [ "OrderColumn1Value1", "OrderColumn2Value1",
            [ "OrderColumn1Value2", "OrderColumn2Value2",
            [ "OrderColumn1Value3", "OrderColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        labels: [
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value1", "LabelsColumn2Value1",
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value2", "LabelsColumn2Value2",
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value3", "LabelsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        colors: [
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value1", "ColorsColumn2Value1",
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value2", "ColorsColumn2Value2",
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value3", "ColorsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        places: [
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value1", "PlacesColumn2Value1",
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value2", "PlacesColumn2Value2",
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value3", "PlacesColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        answer_groups: [
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value1", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value1",
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value2", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value2",
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value3", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ]
    }
}

All possible bindings that you can supply are shown in this example:

{
    template: "@flourish/survey",
    version: "8",
    bindings: {
        questions: {
            metadata: [0, 1, ...], // index(es) of column(s) in your data
            categorical: [2, 3, ...], // index(es) of column(s) in your data
            continuous: [4, 5, ...], // index(es) of column(s) in your data
            geo: [6, 7, ...], // index(es) of column(s) in your data
            label: 8, // index of a column in your data
            column_filter: 9, // index of a column in your data
            id: 10, // index of a column in your data
        },
        order: {
            categories: [0, 1, ...], // index(es) of column(s) in your data
        },
        labels: {
            label: 0, // index of a column in your data
            replacement: 1, // index of a column in your data
        },
        colors: {
            question: 0, // index of a column in your data
            answer: 1, // index of a column in your data
            color: 2, // index of a column in your data
        },
        places: {
            latitude: 0, // index of a column in your data
            longitude: 1, // index of a column in your data
            names: [2, 3, ...], // index(es) of column(s) in your data
        },
        answer_groups: {
            group: 0, // index of a column in your data
            question: 1, // index of a column in your data
            display_as: 2, // index of a column in your data
            affirmative_answers: [3, 4, ...], // index(es) of column(s) in your data
        }
    },
    data: {
        questions: [
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value1", "QuestionsColumn2Value1",
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value2", "QuestionsColumn2Value2",
            [ "QuestionsColumn1Value3", "QuestionsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        order: [
            [ "OrderColumn1Value1", "OrderColumn2Value1",
            [ "OrderColumn1Value2", "OrderColumn2Value2",
            [ "OrderColumn1Value3", "OrderColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        labels: [
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value1", "LabelsColumn2Value1",
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value2", "LabelsColumn2Value2",
            [ "LabelsColumn1Value3", "LabelsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        colors: [
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value1", "ColorsColumn2Value1",
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value2", "ColorsColumn2Value2",
            [ "ColorsColumn1Value3", "ColorsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        places: [
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value1", "PlacesColumn2Value1",
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value2", "PlacesColumn2Value2",
            [ "PlacesColumn1Value3", "PlacesColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ],
        answer_groups: [
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value1", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value1",
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value2", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value2",
            [ "Answer_groupsColumn1Value3", "Answer_groupsColumn2Value3",
            ...
        ]
    }
}

2. Array of objects with arbitrary keys, and a bindings object

This format is most likely useful when you have data from an external source, such as CSV data loaded from d3-dsv. You should supply this attached to the opts.data, which might look like:

{
        questions: [
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        order: [
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        labels: [
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        colors: [
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        places: [
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        answer_groups: [
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ]
    }

... but with the keys being the column headers from your source data instead. You must also supply an object attached to opts.bindings. The minimal bindings you can supply for this template are as shown in this example:

{
    template: "@flourish/survey",
    version: "8",
    bindings: {
        questions: {
            
        },
        order: {
            
        },
        labels: {
            label: "LabelsHeader1",
            replacement: "LabelsHeader2",
        },
        colors: {
            question: "ColorsHeader1",
            answer: "ColorsHeader2",
            color: "ColorsHeader3",
        },
        places: {
            latitude: "PlacesHeader1",
            longitude: "PlacesHeader2",
        },
        answer_groups: {
            group: "Answer_groupsHeader1",
            question: "Answer_groupsHeader2",
            display_as: "Answer_groupsHeader3",
        }
    },
    data: {
        questions: [
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        order: [
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        labels: [
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        colors: [
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        places: [
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        answer_groups: [
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ]
    }
}

All possible bindings that you can supply are shown in this example:

{
    template: "@flourish/survey",
    version: "8",
    bindings: {
        questions: {
            metadata: ["QuestionsHeader1", "QuestionsHeader2", ...],
            categorical: ["QuestionsHeader3", "QuestionsHeader4", ...],
            continuous: ["QuestionsHeader5", "QuestionsHeader6", ...],
            geo: ["QuestionsHeader7", "QuestionsHeader8", ...],
            label: "QuestionsHeader9",
            column_filter: "QuestionsHeader10",
            id: "QuestionsHeader11",
        },
        order: {
            categories: ["OrderHeader1", "OrderHeader2", ...],
        },
        labels: {
            label: "LabelsHeader1",
            replacement: "LabelsHeader2",
        },
        colors: {
            question: "ColorsHeader1",
            answer: "ColorsHeader2",
            color: "ColorsHeader3",
        },
        places: {
            latitude: "PlacesHeader1",
            longitude: "PlacesHeader2",
            names: ["PlacesHeader3", "PlacesHeader4", ...],
        },
        answer_groups: {
            group: "Answer_groupsHeader1",
            question: "Answer_groupsHeader2",
            display_as: "Answer_groupsHeader3",
            affirmative_answers: ["Answer_groupsHeader4", "Answer_groupsHeader5", ...],
        }
    },
    data: {
        questions: [
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "QuestionsHeader1": ..., "QuestionsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        order: [
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "OrderHeader1": ..., "OrderHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        labels: [
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "LabelsHeader1": ..., "LabelsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        colors: [
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "ColorsHeader1": ..., "ColorsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        places: [
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "PlacesHeader1": ..., "PlacesHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ],
        answer_groups: [
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            { "Answer_groupsHeader1": ..., "Answer_groupsHeader2": ..., ... },
            ...
        ]
    }
}

(As before, the keys containing "Header" would be replaced by column names from your data source.)

3. Array of objects with template-defined keys

There is an alternative format you can use, which is likely to be easier to use if your data is not from a spreadsheet source. With this alternative format you supply your data to the template as an array of objects, attached to opts.data, where the keys must be those used by the template, as documented below. In this case there is no need to supply a bindings object, since the key names are already those expected by the template. The required properties in the data object are as follows (scroll down for a description of what each property is):

{
    template: "@flourish/survey",
    version: "8",
    data: {
    questions: [
        {
            metadata: [...],
            categorical: [...],
            continuous: [...],
            geo: [...]
        },
        ...
    ],
    order: [
        {
            categories: [...]
        },
        ...
    ],
    labels: [
        {
            label: ...,
            replacement: ...
        },
        ...
    ],
    colors: [
        {
            question: ...,
            answer: ...,
            color: ...
        },
        ...
    ],
    places: [
        {
            latitude: ...,
            longitude: ...,
            names: [...]
        },
        ...
    ],
    answer_groups: [
        {
            group: ...,
            question: ...,
            display_as: ...,
            affirmative_answers: [...]
        },
        ...
    ]
},
    ...
}

And the full list of all possible properties is as follows:

{
    template: "@flourish/survey",
    version: "8",
    data: {
    questions: [
        {
            metadata: [...],
            categorical: [...],
            continuous: [...],
            geo: [...],
            label: ...,
            column_filter: ...,
            id: ...
        },
        ...
    ],
    order: [
        {
            categories: [...]
        },
        ...
    ],
    labels: [
        {
            label: ...,
            replacement: ...
        },
        ...
    ],
    colors: [
        {
            question: ...,
            answer: ...,
            color: ...
        },
        ...
    ],
    places: [
        {
            latitude: ...,
            longitude: ...,
            names: [...]
        },
        ...
    ],
    answer_groups: [
        {
            group: ...,
            question: ...,
            display_as: ...,
            affirmative_answers: [...]
        },
        ...
    ]
},
    ...
}

Meanings of the template data keys:

  • questions.metadata: Information to make available in the popups
  • questions.categorical: Each of these columns appears in the “Group by”, “Shade by” and “Compare” dropdowns.
  • questions.continuous: Must contain numbers. Each of these columns appears in the “Size by” dropdown.
  • questions.geo: Must contain place names matching those specified in the “Places” sheet. Set to blank to disable the map mode.
  • questions.label: A column containing text (e.g. names or emoji) to write on the dots. Not recommended for datasets with more than a few hundred dots.
  • questions.column_filter: Add a time slider or menu to filter the data based on the contents of a single column
  • questions.id: Specify to allow animations between multiple occurences of the same person or thing – e.g. when using a time slider
  • order.categories: Use one column for each question or metric. Put the column header from the main data sheet at the top (e.g. "Do you agree?"), followed by the answers in the order you want (e.g. "disagree", "neutral", "agree")
  • labels.label: A column containing phrases from the main data sheet
  • labels.replacement: A column containing the phrase to display
  • colors.question: The column header (e.g. a survey question) exactly as it appears in the main data sheet
  • colors.answer: The value (e.g. a survey answer) exactly as it appears in the Data sheet
  • colors.color: A colour name (e.g. orange, red) or code (e.g. #ff3300, #ff0000)
  • places.latitude: A column of latitute values
  • places.longitude: A column of longitude values
  • places.names: One or more columns of place names matching those in the main data sheet
  • answer_groups.group: This column will contain the name of the grouped question.
  • answer_groups.question: A question that matches exactly one of the questions in the "Data" sheet
  • answer_groups.display_as: This will be the new text for the question
  • answer_groups.affirmative_answers: The respondent is included in the group if their answer to the question is one of the answers listed in these columns

Template settings

Options for opts.state.

Dots

dot_fill color

Default colour. The colour of the dots if nothing is selected on the “Shade by” menu

dot_opacity number

Opacity.

Max: 1

colors colors

Colour when shading. The colours to use when shading by the answer to a question

dot_shape string

Shape.

Allowed values:

  • circle (Circle)
  • square (Square)
  • polygon (Polygon)

dot_sides number

Sides.

Min: 3

Max: 16

Dot labels

dot_label string

Default label or emoji. A label or emoji to show on each dot. Overriden by any label specified using the Label column setting.

dot_label_color color

Colour.

dot_label_bold boolean

Bold. The minimum text size for dot labels. Below this level they will not render.

dot_label_min number

Min size to display. The minimum text size in pixels for dot labels. Below this level they will not render.

dot_label_auto_size boolean

Sizing mode. The minimum text size in pixels for dot labels. Below this level they will not render.

Allowed values:

  • true (Auto)
  • false (Fixed)

dot_label_fixed number

Size in %. Specifies font size across the graphic as % of dot height.

dot_label_scale number

Scale. Scales the labels up or down from their default size

Groups

all_group_label string

Name for "all" group.

include_grouped_questions_on_shade_menu boolean

Include grouped questions on shading menu.

include_grouped_questions_on_compare_menu boolean

Include grouped questions on compare menu.

order_groups_by_size boolean

Order groups by size.

group_colors boolean

Arrange groups by colour. If selected, dots of the same colour are grouped together; if not the dots are placed in spreadsheet order.

exclusions string

Exclude groups with the following names. Case-sensitive comma-separated list

exclude_blanks boolean

Exclude groups with blank names.

bundle_small_groups boolean

Bundle small groups.

small_groups_threshold number

Min size.

small_groups_other_label string

"Other" group label.

Group labels

label_mode string

Label postion.

Allowed values:

  • atop (Centre)
  • around (Around)
  • above (Above)

label_tight_fit boolean

Position close to group.

label_color color

Text colour.

label_min_font_size number

Min font size. In pixels; the actual font size in any view is set automatically between the min and max

label_max_font_size number

Max font size. In pixels; the actual font size in any view is set automatically between the min and max

label_group_padding_lines number

Space for labels. The amount of space to leave above the groups, specified in lines of text

label_shadow_size number

Size. As percent of font size

Max: 100

label_shadow_color color

Color.

label_group_count boolean

Show number of dots in group. Adds the number in brackets after the main label; ignored in chart, map and compare modes

label_group_percent boolean

Show group size as % of visible dots. Adds to the labels group size as a in brackets after the main label; ignored in chart, map and compare modes, and when showing a grouped question

label_group_percent_decimals number

Decimal places on percentage labels.

always_show_x_label boolean

Show X label when not comparing. Show the groups label at the bottom when not comparing two metrics

show_xy_axis_labels_when_comparing boolean

Show X/Y labels when comparing. Show groups labels on both axes when comparing two metrics

compare_y_axis_width number

Y axis width.

compare_x_axis_height number

X axis height.

Height mode

chart_height_mode string

Height mode. How the graphic height will be set when embedded with the responsive script embed without a specified height

Allowed values:

  • auto (Auto)
  • aspect_ratio (Aspect ratio)

chart_aspect_ratio_wide number

Desktop. The chart aspect ratio on screens 640 pixels wide and higher. This value is a multiplier of the chart width (so a value of 1 means the chart will be square)

Min: 0.1

Max: 10

chart_aspect_ratio_narrow number

Mobile. The chart aspect ratio on screens narrower than 640 pixels. This value is a multiplier of the chart width (so a value of 1 means the chart will be square)

Min: 0.1

Max: 10

Map

map_max_group_size number

Max group size in map view.

Min: 1

map_opacity_map_mode number

Map opacity (in map mode).

Max: 1

map_opacity_non_map_mode number

Map opacity (in other modes).

Max: 1

map_aspect_ratio number

Map aspect ratio. Aspect ratio of the map. This value is a multiplier of the map width (so a value of 1 means the chart will be square)

map_region string

Region.

Allowed values:

  • world (World)
  • usa (USA)
  • europe (Europe)
  • custom (Custom)

map_region_url url

Url to equirectangular projection of map.

map_region_bounds.x1 number

Minimum longitude.

Min: -180

Max: 180

map_region_bounds.x2 number

Maximum longitude.

Min: -180

Max: 180

map_region_bounds.y2 number

Minimum latitude.

Min: -90

Max: 90

map_region_bounds.y1 number

Maximum latitude.

Min: -90

Max: 90

Popups

popup.show_popups boolean

Popups.

Allowed values:

  • true (Enabled)
  • false (Disabled)

popup.is_custom boolean

Popup contents.

Allowed values:

  • false (Auto)
  • true (Custom content)

popup.custom_template text

Popup content. The text to appear in the popup. You can use {{column_name}} to add a value from your data. It must be in a selected column, but you can add columns to “Metadata” if you just want to include them for use in the popup. Advanced users can include HTML to apply layouts, formatting, images, etc.

popup.show_pointer boolean

Pointer.

popup.show_shadow boolean

Shadow.

popup.style_popups boolean

Custom styling.

popup.text_color color

Text colour.

popup.align string

Alignment.

Allowed values:

  • left (fa-align-left)
  • center (fa-align-center)
  • right (fa-align-right)

popup.font_size number

Font size.

Min: 1

popup.fill_color color

Fill colour.

popup.opacity number

Fill opacity.

Max: 1

popup.padding number

Padding.

popup.border_radius number

Radius. Corner radius of popup

Popup on.

Allowed values:

  • hover (Hover)
  • click (Click)

Controls

panel_background_color color

Background.

panel_background_opacity number

Opacity.

Max: 1

panel_text_color color

Text color.

panel_text_size number

Text size.

panel_icon_color string

Icon color.

Allowed values:

  • light (Light)
  • dark (Dark)

panel_width number

Panel width. Width of the controls panels on wide screens, ignored on mobile

panel_cog_color color

Cog icon colour.

panel_overlay boolean

Overlay panel over graphic.

panel_hide_cog boolean

Disable controls toggle in published graphic. When checked, the cog icon for showing/hiding the controls panel is visible only in the visualisation and story editors – not in the published visualisation or story. When making a story you can still lock the panel to be visible or hidden by clicking the cog icon in the story editor.

select_group_show boolean

Group menu. Populated by all category columns

select_color_show boolean

Colour menu. Populated by all category columns

select_size_show boolean

Size menu. Populated by all continuous number columns

select_compare_show boolean

Compare menu. Populated by all category columns; appears only when "Group by" is selected

histogram_show boolean

Bar mode.

select_group_text string

Group by.

select_color_text string

Shade by.

select_size_text string

Size by.

select_compare_text string

Compare.

select_map_text string

Group location.

column_filter_style string

Control style.

Allowed values:

  • slider (Slider)
  • grouped-buttons (Button group)
  • dropdown (Dropdown)

column_filter_show_play boolean

Show play button next to slider.

column_filter_show_all boolean

Include "All" in slider/menu.

column_filter_show_all_label string

Custom label for All.

Legend

legend.show_legend boolean

Allowed values:

  • true (Enabled)
  • false (Disabled)

legend.text_color color

Color.

legend.text_size number

Size.

legend.title string

Title.

legend.title_weight string

Weight.

Allowed values:

  • bold (Bold)
  • normal (Normal)

legend.swatch_width number

Width.

legend.swatch_height number

Height.

legend.swatch_radius number

Roundness. The radius of the corners of the swatch (in pixels)

legend.order_override text

Custom order override. Manually specify the order of legend entries (one entry per line)

legend.orientation string

Orientation.

Allowed values:

  • horizontal (Horizontal)
  • vertical (Vertical)

legend_position string

Position.

Allowed values:

  • above (Above)
  • below (Below)

legend_hide_space boolean

Remove space when empty. Turn off to avoid the legend taking up space when empty. Leave on to avoid the graphic jumping up and down a little when the legend is revealed or hidden.

Zoom

zoom_on_double_click boolean

Zoom on double click.

zoom_on_mousewheel boolean

Zoom on pinch/mousewheel.

Animations

transition_duration number

Duration. Time in milliseconds of each dot's animation

transition_stagger number

Stagger. The spread of time over which the dots start animating

Layout

layout.body_font font

Main font. This font will apply to the whole graphic by default, but you can optionally change the font for the title, subtitle, footer, etc in the Header and Footer settings panels.

layout.font_color color

Text color. This color will apply to the whole graphic by default, but you can optionally change the color for individual text elements, in other settings panels.

layout.background_color_enabled boolean

Color.

Allowed values:

  • true (On)
  • false (Off)

layout.background_image_enabled boolean

Image.

Allowed values:

  • true (On)
  • false (Off)

layout.background_color color

Background color.

layout.background_image_src url

Image URL.

layout.background_image_size string

Size.

Allowed values:

  • cover (Fill)
  • contain (Fit)
  • auto (Original)
  • 100% 100% (Stretch)

layout.background_image_position string

Position.

Allowed values:

  • top left (Top left)
  • top center (Top center)
  • top right (Top right)
  • center left (Center left)
  • center center (Center)
  • center right (Center right)
  • bottom left (Bottom left)
  • bottom center (Bottom center)
  • bottom right (Bottom right)

layout.max_width_target string

Maximum width. Apply a maximum width to just the main graphic or everything (main graphic plus header, footer, etc)

Allowed values:

  • none (None)
  • wrapper (Everything)
  • primary (Main graphic)

layout.max_width number

Maximum width. Leave blank to stretch to container width

Min: 50

layout.max_width_align string

Align.

Allowed values:

  • left (fa-align-left)
  • center (fa-align-center)
  • right (fa-align-right)

layout.layout_order string

Layout order.

Allowed values:

  • stack-default (data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABYAAAAdCAYAAAHZdKxuAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAANhJREFUSA3tVNEOwiAM7Iy/p2/wkTz6g5gjOVZZEepcjMmWLBTau95ugIh6lpzzLcb4wNpFJaRk9MIahxAyXmD7mC7BC2RlFbliQjFMpJTujOdGs/ECwRoP3rlKoEzNJlz3+CwutK0NLRVt2QhjggA9n2IGEKANMxmt0VVsEfxgzfX7zL3ZiqbXLjcKc8vEORk5/75mMB/7u11uuIpdbtDCc5R3l/s+e+pmHt1foza7Nv6IXOeHiqGk9zWtSk1cN2cPrItnYjZzHZEZYtacxHTiuANSO/xN8AS4uW8Rw1Gu2AAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)
  • stack-2 (data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABYAAAAdCAYAAAHZdKxuAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAMpJREFUSA3tVMsKwyAQNKW/l970Iz32Bw0jjKTrSLUY0oOBsO5rnOwYnTs9W0ppDyG8EcsOkw8uauu9T3jR2+75yJxBnnC4JxMxxlezg0V9VsJsIGz75TfKdlkpg3aPcT8TsPNRMJjZEIf5xaAAahUyE+RtfcZvtFLoFh95aFXxH4hCWpUoTCg7fxqUfB4yEcl/CJlNy5qbfuZA8m8CwJ77q2djSj50lnuAWbOAOQlXxCuRHxcUje2XzfgrYzBpHUXLkmxh181SpnEAB4Vg0DSGhHsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
  • stack-3 (data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABYAAAAdCAYAAAHZdKxuAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAANFJREFUSA3tVEEOwyAMo9O+193gkRz3QSZHMmNRUkGp1guVqkCIHZMAITTfVkrZU0pv+B7NQpCV1vEdxxgLfmB9jEvwBBNzkjXn/HIRDOqzJs0GwS1eEmonAn52RITJaUYScd5KLl0fTQf58HVpIFlXMDPNBVMf2TDXPq7dZM2eelrMQ6uDucG50mlWzG/ooCWDvqENXldn1pcyhpgJWjYcPe5z5ZFrAgoe2LN0f2v1ZYq5UyofuiME99hFXKtUm1c9aoBmeEeRjVIQma6XpVblAwnpZjN/VjqsAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC)
  • stack-4 (data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABYAAAAdCAYAAAHZdKxuAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAANtJREFUSA3tVNEOwjAI3Iy/p2/tR/bRH6zekmuA1glO45bYZAHKcdDCOk1izbXWC+0zlJzzDVJ5sNGW9qSUKj4QKY8yWvBDUWnoKKVcTzS2yWHiIfeMwm2yIbLbRL3DRJYubi+0bAPCkcvapO3AdFgZvuDuyJZR2i4wSpBBP9ZD7RsOLQ9gD/Y5ZmaA3EEHWY6r3SEwrzDEHLpnlvOXa4/7xttZfhNwyPdKcqLPaz6JlXpr9bNgCfbobw2ch5iY0CQzyCOPR9ya5zleBPNy3LxknAbiv1YxExxH3gEqBW7I4zw3PQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)

layout.space_between_sections string

Space between sections.

Allowed values:

  • 0.5 (▁)
  • 1 (▃)
  • 1.5 (▄)
  • custom (...)

layout.space_between_sections_custom number

Custom.

Max: 100

layout.margin_top number

Top.

layout.margin_right number

Right.

layout.margin_bottom number

Bottom.

layout.margin_left number

Left.

layout.border.enabled boolean

Show borders around visualisation.

layout.border.top.width number

Top.

layout.border.top.style string

Style.

Allowed values:

  • solid (Solid)
  • dashed (Dashed)
  • dotted (Dotted)

layout.border.top.color color

Color.

layout.border.right.width number

Right.

layout.border.right.style string

Style.

Allowed values:

  • solid (Solid)
  • dashed (Dashed)
  • dotted (Dotted)

layout.border.right.color color

Color.

layout.border.bottom.width number

Bottom.

layout.border.bottom.style string

Style.

Allowed values:

  • solid (Solid)
  • dashed (Dashed)
  • dotted (Dotted)

layout.border.bottom.color color

Color.

layout.border.left.width number

Left.

layout.border.left.style string

Style.

Allowed values:

  • solid (Solid)
  • dashed (Dashed)
  • dotted (Dotted)

layout.border.left.color color

Color.

layout.header_align string

Alignment.

Allowed values:

  • left (fa-align-left)
  • center (fa-align-center)
  • right (fa-align-right)

layout.title string

layout.title_styling boolean

Change title styles.

layout.title_font font

Title Font.

layout.title_size string

Size.

Allowed values:

  • 1.4 (ᴀ)
  • 1.6 (A)
  • 2 (fa-font)
  • custom (...)

layout.title_size_custom number

Custom. Specify a custom responsive font size. Best results will be with values between 1.2 and 3

layout.title_weight string

Weight.

Allowed values:

  • bold (Bold)
  • normal (Regular)

layout.title_color color

Color.

layout.title_line_height number

Line height.

Max: 3

layout.title_space_above string

Space above.

Allowed values:

  • 0 (▁)
  • 0.5 (▃)
  • 1 (▄)
  • custom (...)

layout.title_space_above_custom number

Custom.

Max: 100

layout.subtitle string

layout.subtitle_styling boolean

Change subtitle styles.

layout.subtitle_font font

Subtitle Font.

layout.subtitle_size string

Size.

Allowed values:

  • 1.4 (ᴀ)
  • 1.6 (A)
  • 2 (fa-font)
  • custom (...)

layout.subtitle_size_custom number

Custom. Specify a custom responsive font size. Best results will be with values between 1.2 and 3

layout.subtitle_weight string

Weight.

Allowed values:

  • bold (Bold)
  • normal (Regular)

layout.subtitle_color color

Color.

layout.subtitle_line_height number

Line height.

Max: 3

layout.subtitle_space_above string

Space above.

Allowed values:

  • 0 (▁)
  • 0.5 (▃)
  • 1 (▄)
  • custom (...)

layout.subtitle_space_above_custom number

Custom.

Max: 100

layout.header_text string

layout.header_text_styling boolean

Styling.

layout.header_text_size string

Size.

Allowed values:

  • 1.2 (ᴀ)
  • 1.4 (A)
  • 1.6 (fa-font)
  • custom (...)

layout.header_text_size_custom number

Custom. Specify a custom responsive font size. Best results will be with values between 1.2 and 3

layout.header_text_weight string

Weight.

Allowed values:

  • bold (Bold)
  • normal (Regular)

layout.header_text_color color

Color.

layout.header_text_line_height number

Line height.

Max: 3

layout.header_text_space_above string

Space above.

Allowed values:

  • 0 (▁)
  • 0.5 (▃)
  • 1 (▄)
  • custom (...)

layout.header_text_space_above_custom number

Custom.

Max: 100

layout.header_border string

Allowed values:

  • top (Top)
  • bottom (Bottom)
  • none (None)

layout.header_border_width number

Width.

layout.header_border_color color

Color.

layout.header_border_style string

Style.

Allowed values:

  • solid (Solid)
  • dashed (Dashed)
  • dotted (Dotted)

layout.header_border_space number

Space. Space between border and header text

layout.header_logo_enabled boolean

Allowed values:

  • true (Enabled)
  • false (Disabled)

layout.header_logo_src url

URL.

layout.header_logo_height number

Height.

layout.header_logo_align string

Align. Align logo inside header or outer visualisation container

Allowed values:

  • outside (Outside)
  • inside (Inside)

layout.header_logo_position_inside string

Position.

Allowed values:

  • top (Top)
  • left (Left)
  • right (Right)

layout.header_logo_position_outside string

Position.

Allowed values:

  • left (Left)
  • right (Right)

layout.header_logo_margin_top number

Top.

layout.header_logo_margin_right number

Right.

layout.header_logo_margin_bottom number

Bottom.

layout.header_logo_margin_left number

Left.

layout.footer_align string

Alignment.

Allowed values:

  • left (fa-align-left)
  • center (fa-align-center)
  • right (fa-align-right)
  • justify (fa-align-justify)

layout.footer_text_size number

Size.

layout.footer_text_color color

Color.

layout.footer_styling boolean

Advanced footer styles.

layout.footer_font font

Font.

layout.source_name string

Source name.

layout.source_url string

Source url.

layout.multiple_sources boolean

Multiple sources.

layout.source_name_2 string

Source name.

layout.source_url_2 string

Source url.

layout.source_name_3 string

Source name.

layout.source_url_3 string

Source url.

layout.source_label string

Source label.

layout.footer_note string

Note.

layout.footer_note_secondary string

Note (secondary). The secondary note is placed below the source and primary note

layout.footer_logo_enabled boolean

Image.

Allowed values:

  • true (Enabled)
  • false (Disabled)

layout.footer_logo_src url

Image.

layout.footer_logo_src_light hidden

Image (light version). If provided this version will be used whenever the background colour is dark

Link.

layout.footer_logo_height number

Height.

layout.footer_logo_margin number

Margin.

layout.footer_logo_order string

Position.

Allowed values:

  • left (Left)
  • right (Right)

layout.footer_align_vertical string

V. align.

Allowed values:

  • flex-start (Top)
  • center (Center)
  • flex-end (Bottom)

layout.footer_border string

Allowed values:

  • top (Top)
  • bottom (Bottom)
  • none (None)

layout.footer_border_width number

Width.

layout.footer_border_color color

Color.

layout.footer_border_style string

Style.

Allowed values:

  • solid (Solid)
  • dashed (Dashed)
  • dotted (Dotted)

layout.footer_border_space number

Space. Space between border and footer text