In this Angular tutorial, we’ll discuss how to implement Chart.js library in an Angular 10/9/8/7/6/5/4 project to create graphical interactive charts from data information. There is a wide variety of charts that can be used to represent data in the form of Line, Bar, Doughnut, Radar, Pie, Bubble, Scatter charts, etc.
About Chart.js
Chart.js is a popular charting library and creates several different kinds of charts using canvas on the HTML template. We can easily create simple to advanced charts with static or dynamic data. They provide flexible configuration support to customize charts according to need with color and smooth animation effects. It is known for its simple and beautiful looking charts which are very easy to use.
Chart.js for Angular 2+
In Angular projects, the Chart.js library is used with the ng2-charts package module. It is built to support Angular2+ projects and helps in creating awesome charts in Angular pages. The ng2-charts module provides 8 types of different charts including
- Line Chart
- Bar Chart
- Doughnut Chart
- Radar Chart
- Pie Chart
- Polar Area Chart
- Bubble Chart
- Scatter Chart