# Parallel chart in Figma

> Many variables at once, one line per record

Parallel coordinates give each variable its own vertical axis and draw every record as a line crossing them all. It is one of the few ways to look at six or eight dimensions at once, and it makes clusters and trade-offs visible as bundles of parallel lines.

## Available in 3 of 5 chart libraries

| Library | Ready-made examples |
| --- | --- |
| Highcharts | 1 |
| D3 · Nivo | 1 |
| ECharts | 4 |

6 examples in total.

These are the real charting libraries running inside the plugin, not redrawn lookalikes. The parallel chart on your canvas is the library's own output, and the Export tab hands developers that same library's configuration plus React, Vue, Angular or Svelte code — so what you design is what gets built.

## Reach for it when

- Multivariate comparison — specs, benchmark results, survey profiles.
- Finding trade-offs: which records are high on one axis and low on another.

## Use something else when

- A general audience will see it; it needs explaining the first time.
- You have hundreds of records without filtering — it becomes a hairball.

## The data it needs

One row per record, one column per variable.

| Model | Speed | Cost | Range |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A | 80 | 30 | 55 |
| B | 60 | 45 | 90 |

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Install Figma Charts: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1345221583582136577/figma-charts

All chart types: https://systergon.com/figma-charts/chart-types