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.

Types

Info

When a string is provided, the following values are supported:

• 'circle'
• 'cross'
• 'crossRot'
• 'line'
• 'rect'
• 'rectRounded'
• 'rectRot'
• 'star'

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.

Bar elements are used to represent the bars in a bar chart.

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

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