Demo Using Highcharts.createElement() Utility Method to Inject HTML Elements into a HighCharts Visualization

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

HTML

<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/exporting.js"></script>

<div id="container"></div>

CSS

#container {
	min-width: 310px;
	max-width: 800px;
	height: 400px;
	margin: 0 auto;
  font: 18px 'Eagle Lake', cursive;
}
svg.highcharts-root,
svg.highcharts-root text {
  font: 18px 'Eagle Lake', cursive !important;
}

JavaScript

Highcharts.createElement( 'link', {
  href: 'https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Eagle+Lake',
  rel: 'stylesheet',
  type: 'text/css'
}, null, document.getElementsByTagName( 'head')[0], null);

Highcharts.chart('container', {
		chart: {
    	style: {
    		fontFamiliy: "'Eagle Lake', cursive !important",
        fontSize: '18px'
    	}
    },
    title: {
        text: 'Solar Employment Growth by Sector, 2010-2016'
    },

    subtitle: {
        text: 'Source: thesolarfoundation.com'
    },

    yAxis: {
        title: {
            text: 'Number of Employees'
        }
    },
    legend: {
        layout: 'vertical',
        align: 'left',
        verticalAlign: 'middle'
    },

    plotOptions: {
        series: {
            pointStart: 2010
        }
    },

    series: [{
        name: 'Installation',
        data: [43934, 52503, 57177, 69658, 97031, 119931, 137133, 154175]
    }, {
        name: 'Manufacturing',
        data: [24916, 24064, 29742, 29851, 32490, 30282, 38121, 40434]
    }, {
        name: 'Sales & Distribution',
        data: [11744, 17722, 16005, 19771, 20185, 24377, 32147, 39387]
    }, {
        name: 'Project Development',
        data: [null, null, 7988, 12169, 15112, 22452, 34400, 34227]
    }, {
        name: 'Other',
        data: [12908, 5948, 8105, 11248, 8989, 11816, 18274, 18111]
    }]

});