Time series, zoomable

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.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">
        Highcharts has extensive support for time series, and will adapt
        intelligently to the input data. Click and drag in the chart to zoom in
        and inspect the data.
    </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: 360px;
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 1em auto;
}

.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

(async () => {

    const data = await fetch(
        'https://www.highcharts.com/samples/data/usdeur.json'
    ).then(response => response.json());

    Highcharts.chart('container', {
        chart: {
            zooming: {
                type: 'x'
            }
        },
        title: {
            text: 'USD to EUR exchange rate over time'
        },
        subtitle: {
            text: document.ontouchstart === undefined ?
                'Click and drag in the plot area to zoom in' :
                'Pinch the chart to zoom in'
        },
        xAxis: {
            type: 'datetime'
        },
        yAxis: {
            title: {
                text: 'Exchange rate'
            }
        },
        legend: {
            enabled: false
        },
        plotOptions: {
            area: {
                marker: {
                    radius: 2
                },
                lineWidth: 1,
                color: {
                    linearGradient: {
                        x1: 0,
                        y1: 0,
                        x2: 0,
                        y2: 1
                    },
                    stops: [
                        [0, 'rgb(199, 113, 243)'],
                        [0.7, 'rgb(76, 175, 254)']
                    ]
                },
                states: {
                    hover: {
                        lineWidth: 1
                    }
                },
                threshold: null
            }
        },

        series: [{
            type: 'area',
            name: 'USD to EUR',
            data: data
        }]
    });
})();