Bar and column charts

Bar charts and column charts are used to compare data across different categories, such as sales or costs, or to express change over time, such as price movements over a given period. The only difference is that the bar chart is presented horizontally (with values on the x-axis and categories on the y-axis) while the column chart is represented vertically (with values on the y-axis and categories on the x-axis).

The length of each bar displays a quantity, making comparison easy for the user.

There are four types of bar / column charts available:

• Simple bar / column charts - are good for comparing one or many value sets, and they can easily show the low and high values in the data sets.

• Simple stacked bar / column charts - place each value for the segment after the previous one. The total value of the bar is all the segment values added together. Ideal for comparing the total amounts across each group/segmented bar.

• 100% stacked bar / column charts - show the percentage-of-the-whole of each group and are plotted by the percentage of each value to the total amount in each group. This makes it easier to see the relative differences between quantities in each group.

• Upside / downside capture charts - this type is used to show whether a given fund has outperformed – gained more or lost less than – a broad market benchmark during periods of market strength and weakness, and if so, by how much.

 

Publishing? View the DCR guidebook for detailed instructions.

Paragraph appearance Key points appearance Description appearance
Paragraph-2,Charts-1,Paragraph-3,Charts-2,Paragraph-4,Advance Static Table-1,Paragraph-5,Charts-3,Charts-4
Paragraph-6,Charts-5,Paragraph-7,Advance Static Table-2,Paragraph-8,Charts-6,Charts-7
Paragraph-9,Charts-8,Paragraph-10,Advance Static Table-3,Paragraph-11,Charts-9,Charts-10

Paragraph width column chart

This appearance is best used for insights pages / detailed educational pages where you need to pull in supporting data in-line to the subject matter.

NOTE - Column / bar width is dynamically generated as a percentage of the chart width divided by the number of data points. Therefore, the paragraph appearance is best for a chart with a small number of data points. It is important to always test the appearance of your chart before publishing to ensure chart readability and visual appeal.

/blk-corp-assets/documents/charts/bar-graphs-chart.csv bar-chart Data column-simple Y-axis label false
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Allocations subject to change.

Negative weightings may result from specific circumstances (including timing differences between trade and settle dates of securities purchased by the funds) and/or the use of certain financial instruments, including derivatives, which may be used to gain or reduce market exposure and/or risk management.

  

Full width column chart

 

This appearance is best used for insights pages / detailed educational pages where you need to pull in supporting data in-line to the subject matter.

NOTE - As with the paragraph appearance, column / bar width is dynamically generated as a percentage of the chart width divided by the number of data points. The full width appearance is great for a chart with a large number of data points, or when the chart should be the main visual focus of the section. Again, it is important to always test the appearance of your chart before publishing to ensure chart readability and visual appeal.

/blk-corp-assets/documents/charts/bar-graphs-chart.csv bar-chart column-simple Y-axis label true
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Rules and recommendations

Column graph rules
Component element Optional element Rules
A: Background
  • • Paragraph width only
    •     - BLK_White with optional top/bottom border
  • • Full width only
    •     - BLK_Black
    •     - BLK_Neutral 1
B: Main headline/Intro
  • • Headline character count: ~70*
  • • Large (40px Extrabold) = H2 — or — Medium (32px Bold) = H3 headline size option
    •      - PRO TIP: Use the large headline appearance if you are using this to introducing a new content section to your page. If this is used as support for an established section, use the “medium” size headline.
  • • Intro blurb character count: ~350*
  • • Can have the headline without the intro blurb (or vice-versa)
C: Chart title
  • • Character count: ~70*
  • • This should be a short description of what the data in the chart represents
D: Toggle View
  • • Switches between chart and table views
  • • Automatically generated in the backend
E: Chart
  • • Fully responsive
  • • Colors are assigned automatically as per brand guidelines
  • • Dynamically generated via CSV file upload
  • • Please refer to our technical documentation for more detailed requirements for the CSV data file (internal access only)
F: Source/Caption
  • • No character limit
  • • Two appearance options: Fully visible caption, or blind that expands on-click
  • • Option for 16px default body size or 12px font size, depending on regional legal requirement
*NOTE: Due to varying alphabets and character widths, please ensure your publisher tests this prior to release

Alternate variations

All of our components have the ability to stack vertically as many times as your needs require, and include different background appearances. To help you visualize possible layouts, we stacked a few full width components together to give you a more clear understanding of how this could look.

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/blk-corp-assets/documents/charts/bar-graphs-chart.csv bar-chart column-stacked Y-axis label false

Resilient assets in an environment of uncertainty max out at seventy

The coronavirus outbreak is set to deliver a sharp and deep economic shock. Market moves are reminiscent of the 2008 crisis, but we don’t think this is a repeat. String some containment and social distancing policies will bring economic activity to a near standstill, but provided aggressive fiscal and monetary policy actions are taken for business.

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/blk-corp-assets/documents/charts/bar-graphs-chart.csv bar-chart column-bar-stacked Y-axis label false

Resilient assets in an environment of uncertainty max out at seventy

The coronavirus outbreak is set to deliver a sharp and deep economic shock. Market moves are reminiscent of the 2008 crisis, but we don’t think this is a repeat. String some containment and social distancing policies will bring economic activity to a near standstill, but provided aggressive fiscal and monetary policy actions are taken for business.

This is an example of a chart title