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Dev tools · August 19, 2019

chart.xkcd

xkcd styled chart library

chart.xkcd launched on August 19, 2019 with 287 votes, #46 of 3,185 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

In plain words

Chart.xkcd is a chart library that creates plots with a sketchy, cartoony, or hand-drawn visual style. It is designed for developers who want to generate charts with an xkcd-inspired aesthetic. The library stands out by offering an alternative to traditional formal charting tools, allowing users to present data in a more casual and visually distinctive way.

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From the sources

Chart.xkcd is a chart library plots “sketchy”, “cartoony” or “hand-drawn” styled charts.

Chart.xkcd is a chart library plots "sketchy", "cartoony" or "hand-drawn" styled charts. It's easy to get started with chart.xkcd. All that's required is the script included in your page along with a single <svg> node to render the chart. See the Pen chart.xkcd example by timqian ( @timqian ) on CodePen . You can install chart.xkcd via script tag in HTML or via npm Line chart displays series of data points in the form of lines. It can be used to show trend data, or comparison of different data sets. See the Pen chart.xkcd example by timqian ( @timqian ) on CodePen . XY chart is used to plot points by specifying their XY coordinates. See the Pen chart.xkcd XY by timqian ( @timqian ) on…from timqian.com

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