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Make interactive area charts for free
Create interactive area charts online using Datastory's self-serve data-visualization tool. Start for free, upload your data or use open datasets, customise your chart, and publish or embed it in minutes.
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Visualize your data with interactive area charts
To create an area chart in Datastory, upload a spreadsheet or paste your data directly into the editor. If you do not have data ready, you can start from an open dataset in Datastory's data catalog and build a chart from there.
Area charts created with Datastory are interactive and designed for use on the web. Choose the area chart template, select the variables you want to display, and adjust labels, scales, and layout. Changes appear instantly, making it easy to explore patterns and refine the chart.
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Each tool helps transform data into publishable stories, with support for structure, context, and clarity at every step.
Each tool helps transform data into publishable stories, with support for structure, context, and clarity at every step.
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Yes. Datastory offers a free tier that lets you create and publish interactive area charts online using your own data or open datasets.
No. Datastory is a self-serve tool designed to work without coding.
Yes. Area charts created with Datastory can be embedded in articles, reports, and other web pages.
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