Column range

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts-more.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/export-data.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/accessibility.js"></script>

<figure class="highcharts-figure">
    <div id="container"></div>
    <p class="highcharts-description">
        Chart showing ranges using horizontal columns. Each range is represented
        with a low and high value, with a bar between them.
    </p>
</figure>

CSS

body {
    font-family:
        -apple-system,
        BlinkMacSystemFont,
        "Segoe UI",
        Roboto,
        Helvetica,
        Arial,
        "Apple Color Emoji",
        "Segoe UI Emoji",
        "Segoe UI Symbol",
        sans-serif;
    background: var(--highcharts-background-color);
    color: var(--highcharts-neutral-color-100);
}

.highcharts-figure,
.highcharts-data-table table {
    min-width: 320px;
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 1em auto;
}

#container {
    height: 400px;
}

.highcharts-data-table table {
    font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;
    border-collapse: collapse;
    border: 1px solid var(--highcharts-neutral-color-10, #e6e6e6);
    margin: 10px auto;
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 500px;
}

.highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 1em 0;
    font-size: 1.2em;
    color: var(--highcharts-neutral-color-60, #666);
}

.highcharts-data-table th {
    font-weight: 600;
    padding: 0.5em;
}

.highcharts-data-table td,
.highcharts-data-table th,
.highcharts-data-table caption {
    padding: 0.5em;
}

.highcharts-data-table thead tr,
.highcharts-data-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
    background: var(--highcharts-neutral-color-3, #f7f7f7);
}

.highcharts-description {
    background: light-dark(#f2f6f2, #323232);
    border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
    border-left: 2px solid light-dark(#1d6aff, #fff);
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    font-style: italic;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    margin: 2em 10px 1em;
}

JavaScript

Highcharts.chart('container', {
    dataTable: {
        columns: {
            Month: [
                'Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun',
                'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec'
            ],
            TempLow: [
                -9.5, -7.8, -13.1, -4.4, -1.0, 3.1, 8.9, 9.6,
                4.9, -5.2, -10.5, -12.1
            ],
            TempHigh: [
                8.0, 8.3, 9.2, 15.7, 20.8, 28.4, 27.0,
                23.0, 19.3, 11.6, 12.0, 8.5
            ]
        }
    },
    chart: {
        type: 'columnrange',
        inverted: true
    },

    accessibility: {
        description: 'Image description: A column range chart compares the ' +
            'monthly temperature variations throughout 2023 in Vik i Sogn, ' +
            'Norway. The chart is interactive and displays the temperature ' +
            'range for each month when hovering over the data. The ' +
            'temperature is measured in degrees Celsius on the X-axis and ' +
            'the months are plotted on the Y-axis. The lowest temperature is ' +
            'recorded in March at minus 13.1 Celsius. The lowest range of ' +
            'temperatures is found in September ranging from a low of 9.6 ' +
            'to a high of 23.0 Celsius. The highest temperature is found in ' +
            'June at 28.4 Celsius, and has the highest range of temperatures ' +
            'from 3.1 up to 28.4'
    },

    title: {
        text: 'Temperature variation by month'
    },

    subtitle: {
        text: 'Observed in Vik i Sogn, Norway, 2023 | ' +
            'Source: <a href="https://www.vikjavev.no/ver/" target="_blank">Vikjavev</a>'
    },

    xAxis: {
        type: 'category'
    },

    yAxis: {
        title: {
            text: 'Temperature ( °C )'
        }
    },

    tooltip: {
        valueSuffix: '°C'
    },

    plotOptions: {
        columnrange: {
            borderRadius: '50%',
            dataLabels: {
                enabled: true,
          ...