Highcharts reverse column chart with negative values

A reverse column chart with negative values is a chart type that displays data in vertical bars with the y-axis reversed and negative values displayed below the x-axis. Highcharts supports reverse column charts with negative values by setting the chart.type option to 'column' and the yAxis.reversed and series.threshold options to display negative values below the x-axis.

To create a reverse column chart with negative values using Highcharts, you can follow these steps:

  • Include the Highcharts library in your HTML file. You can either download it from the Highcharts website or include it from a CDN like this:
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
  • Create a container element for the chart in your HTML file, like this:
<div id="chart-container"></div>
  • In your JavaScript code, create a Highcharts chart object and configure it with the data and chart options. For example:
Highcharts.chart('chart-container', {
  chart: {
    type: 'column'
  },
  title: {
    text: 'Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values'
  },
  xAxis: {
    categories: ['Category 1', 'Category 2', 'Category 3', 'Category 4', 'Category 5']
  },
  yAxis: {
    reversed: true,
    title: {
      text: 'Y Axis Label'
    }
  },
  plotOptions: {
    column: {
      threshold: 0
    }
  },
  series: [{
    name: 'Series Name',
    data: [10, -20, 30, -40, 50]
  }]
});

In this example, we're creating a reverse column chart with negative values with the Highcharts chart function and passing in a set of options:

  • chart.type is set to 'column' to create a column chart
  • title.text is set to 'Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values' to set the main title
  • xAxis.categories is set to an array of category labels for the x-axis
  • yAxis.reversed is set to true to reverse the direction of the y-axis (which is displayed vertically in a reverse column chart)
  • yAxis.title is used to set the label for the y-axis
  • plotOptions.column.threshold is set to 0 to display negative values below the x-axis
  • series is set to an array of objects with a name and data property to define the series data. The data property contains an array of values for each category, which are displayed as vertical bars. Negative values are displayed below the x-axis.

With these options, you can create a reverse column chart with negative values and customizable data and appearance. Note that Highcharts supports other options to customize the appearance of column charts, including the color, stacking, and pointWidth options.

  1. Customizing appearance in Highcharts Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values: To customize the appearance of a Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values in Highcharts, you can use various options like colors, border styles, and more. Here's an example code snippet:

    Highcharts.chart('container', {
        chart: {
            type: 'column'
        },
        plotOptions: {
            column: {
                color: 'rgba(150, 200, 100, 0.7)',
                borderColor: 'white',
                borderWidth: 2,
                dataLabels: {
                    enabled: true,
                    color: 'black'
                }
            }
        },
        xAxis: {
            reversed: true // Reverse the order of the x-axis
        },
        series: [{
            name: 'Reverse Column Data',
            data: [10, -20, 30, -40, 50]
        }]
    });
    
  2. Adding data to Highcharts Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values: Adding data to a Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values is similar to other column charts. Use the data property within the series object. Here's an example:

    series: [{
        name: 'Reverse Column Data',
        data: [10, -20, 30, -40, 50]
    }]
    
  3. Stacked Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values in Highcharts: To create a stacked Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values, you can set the stacking property in the plot options. Here's an example:

    plotOptions: {
        column: {
            stacking: 'normal'
        }
    },
    series: [{
        name: 'Category 1',
        data: [10, -20, 30, -40, 50]
    }, {
        name: 'Category 2',
        data: [5, -10, 15, -20, 25]
    }]
    
  4. Grouped Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values using Highcharts: To create a grouped Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values, omit the stacking property. Here's an example:

    plotOptions: {
        column: {
            // No stacking property for grouped chart
        }
    },
    series: [{
        name: 'Category 1',
        data: [10, -20, 30, -40, 50]
    }, {
        name: 'Category 2',
        data: [5, -10, 15, -20, 25]
    }]
    
  5. Interactive features in Highcharts Reverse Column Chart with Negative Values: Highcharts supports interactive features like tooltips, click events, and legends in Reverse Column Charts with Negative Values. You can enable these features to enhance user interaction. Here's a snippet for tooltip configuration:

    tooltip: {
        pointFormat: 'Value: {point.y}'
    }