Line Chart

Typically used to show trends over time, the slope of the line between two points shows patterns of change.

Republican and Democrat follower counts on Twitter

You might have heard that Elon Musk bought Twitter, and among the many…

Shifts in European energy sources

Mira Rojanasakul, for The New York Times, dug into current and historical energy…

Life Satisfaction and Age

These life satisfaction scores might make you want to rethink life.

Gas prices and confidence

Everywhere you go, gas prices show up on big boards, like a proxy…

Oldest U.S. government

Annie Fu, Walt Hickey, and Shayanne Gal, for Insider, show the disproportionately aging…

Where memes from the past decade came from

Know Your Meme analyzed a decade of meme data to see where the…

Serena Williams’ career rankings

Serena Williams announced her retirement from professional tennis. As is required for any…

Indicators for a recession

People disagree whether the United States is in a recession or not, because…

Timelines for record temperatures

Speaking of the heat wave in Europe, Pierre Breteau for Le Monde charted…

Cumulative 3-pointers for the Splash Brothers

Tonight is game six of the NBA Finals. If the Golden State Warriors…

Overlapping Lines

More lines can mean more patterns, more cycles, and more context.

How to Make a Line Chart with a Color Gradient in R

Use color to reinforce or add another layer of meaning to a regular line chart.

Charts showing Tom Brady’s standout career

Tom Brady announced his retirement from the National Football League, which ends a…

Crypto volatility charts

One of the attractions of crypto is that values can swing into the…

Declining U.S. Births

The number of births per month has been decreasing over the past decade. The pandemic seems to have sped up the process in the beginning.

New shopping search patterns from the pandemic

Schema Design, Google Trends, and Axios collaborated on The New Normal, looking at…

Stephen Curry career threes compared to other players

Stephen Curry is about to break the record for number of three-pointers made…

Inflation in the context of age generations

When you compare the price of things today against prices one year ago,…

Partisan gap in Covid death counts

David Leonhardt for The New York Times looked at the partisan gap for…

Rising prices of everything

Using Consumer Price Index, Alyssa Fowers and Rachel Siegel for The Washington Post…