Area Chart
An area chart whose fill rises from the baseline while the line draws in, with a comparison series behind it, a target line and a scrubbing tooltip.
- Category: Display
- Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
- Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
- Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge
Examples
Area Chart
API reference
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
data | number[] | — | |
labels | string[] | — | |
width | number | 480 | |
height | number | 200 | |
color | string | "var(--color-ember)" | |
compare | number[] | — | |
target | number | — | |
format | (v: number) => string | — | |
className | string | — |
About Area Chart
Area Chart fills from the baseline while the line draws in, with a comparison series behind it, a target line and a scrubbing tooltip.
Area Chart is a display component for React 19, styled with Tailwind CSS 4 and animated with Motion. It drops into Next.js, Vite, Remix or Astro through the shadcn CLI as a single file you own.
When to use Area Chart
- Traffic and revenue trends.
- Goal tracking.
- Before and after comparisons.
- Weekly reports.
How it works
The fill rises through an animated clip rect and the line uses pathLength. target and compare are optional, and arrow keys scrub.
Interactive parts are buttons or links with accessible names, decorative layers are hidden from assistive tech, and everything is reachable by keyboard. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.
Customizing Area Chart
Every prop is documented in the API reference above with its type and default. The ones you will reach for first are listed here.
The Customize panel next to the preview lets you change target, color live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.
- data (number[]).
- labels (string[]).
- width (number, default 480).
- height (number, default 200).
- color (string, default "var(--color-ember)").
- compare (number[]).
Goes well with Area Chart
These display pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.
- Tilt Card: A 3D tilt card for React that leans toward the pointer with a moving glare
- Spotlight Card: A React spotlight card: an accent glow follows the pointer across card and border
- Sortable List: A drag-to-reorder React list with lifted shadows and keyboard sorting
- Card Stack: A swipeable React card stack where the next card rises to meet you
- Image Compare: A React before and after image comparison slider you can drag anywhere
Install Area Chart
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/area-chartArea Chart is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 300 Pro components, 107 landing-page sections and 100 full templates, for every personal and client project, with updates included. Add the @charcoal registry once with your access token, then the command above copies area-chart.tsx into components/ui and installs clsx, tailwind-merge.
You own the file you install: no runtime package, no lock-in, nothing to keep in sync. Change it however your product needs.
See Charcoal UI Pro pricing · Pro setup
Frequently asked questions
- Can I show a goal on the area chart?
- Yes. Pass target and a dashed line is drawn at that value with a label, and compare draws a second series behind the main one for context.
- How do I install Area Chart?
- Area Chart is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/area-chart. It copies area-chart.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
- Is Area Chart free for commercial use?
- Area Chart needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.
- Does Area Chart work with Next.js?
- Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.
- Can an AI coding agent install Area Chart?
- Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Area Chart's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.