Elements

The element options can be specified per chart or globally. The global options for elements are defined in . For example, to set the border width of all bar charts globally you would do:

Point elements are used to represent the points in a line, radar or bubble chart.

Namespace: options.elements.point, global point options: Chart.defaults.elements.point.

'circle'
'cross'
'crossRot'
'line'
'rect'
'rectRounded'
'rectRot'
'triangle'

If the value is an image or a canvas element, that image or canvas element is drawn on the canvas using drawImage (opens new window).

Line elements are used to represent the line in a line chart.

Namespace: options.elements.line, global line options: Chart.defaults.elements.line.

Namespace: options.elements.bar, global bar options: Chart.defaults.elements.bar.

Arcs are used in the polar area, doughnut and pie charts.

Namespace: options.elements.arc, global arc options: Chart.defaults.elements.arc.