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Horizontal Bar Chart Maker

Create professional horizontal bar charts easily with our free online tool. Perfect for comparing categories with long labels, ranking data, or displaying survey results.

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How to Create a Horizontal Bar Chart

  1. Enter your data directly into the table or upload a CSV file with categories and their corresponding values
  2. Use the "Category column" control to select which column contains your category names (e.g., products, departments, regions)
  3. Select one or more numeric columns using the "Value columns" control to plot as horizontal bars
  4. Customize bar colors and labels to ensure readability, especially important for categories with long names
  5. Add a descriptive chart title and configure axis labels to clearly identify what each axis represents
  6. Adjust bar spacing and width for optimal visual presentation, then review and export your horizontal bar chart

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