# Create Sparkline

### Overview

Sparklines are tiny line charts without axes or labels. They provide a quick glance at trend direction inside tables or KPI cards.

### When to use it

* Embedding trend hints inside dashboards or status cards.
* Comparing multiple metrics in compact layouts.
* Highlighting the shape of change rather than exact numbers.

Avoid sparklines when precise values or annotations are required; use full line charts instead.

### Data requirements

* Sequential data (time or ordered stages).
* One series per sparkline; keep point counts reasonable (8–20).
* Provide context elsewhere (title, KPI text) since sparklines are minimalist.

### Style options available

| Group                  | Control       | Input type | Options      | Description                                                                |
| ---------------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Colors                 | Color palette | palette    | —            | Palette applied to series; sets the default colours for the chart.         |
| General → Sparkline    | Type          | select     | line, spline | Selects the exact chart variant rendered for this series (line or spline). |
| General → Sparkline    | Line width    | number     | —            | Thickness of the line or outline in pixels.                                |
| General → Sparkline    | Radius of dot | number     | —            | Radius of markers drawn on the line chart in pixels.                       |
| Title → Chart title    | Font name     | text       | —            | Font family used for titles, labels, or legend text.                       |
| Title → Chart title    | Font style    | text       | —            | Font weight or style (e.g., bold, italic).                                 |
| Title → Chart title    | Font size     | number     | —            | Font size in pixels for the selected text element.                         |
| Title → Chart title    | Font color    | color      | —            | Colour of the text shown for this element.                                 |
| Title → Chart title    | Margin bottom | number     | —            | Extra space below chart titles or subtitles in pixels.                     |
| Title → Chart subtitle | Font name     | text       | —            | Font family used for titles, labels, or legend text.                       |
| Title → Chart subtitle | Font style    | text       | —            | Font weight or style (e.g., bold, italic).                                 |
| Title → Chart subtitle | Font size     | number     | —            | Font size in pixels for the selected text element.                         |
| Title → Chart subtitle | Font color    | color      | —            | Colour of the text shown for this element.                                 |

> ✨ **Tip:** Pair a sparkline with a headline metric and delta (“+4.2% vs last month”) for immediate insight.

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