{"id":7623,"date":"2019-04-03T08:31:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T08:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/?p=7623"},"modified":"2022-08-13T10:35:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T10:35:57","slug":"create-interactive-bar-charts-using-javascript-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anychart.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/03\/create-interactive-bar-charts-using-javascript-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Stunning Interactive Bar Charts Using JavaScript \u2014 Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TutorialWeb developer Alfrick Opidi shows how to create beautiful interactive bar charts<\/a> using JavaScript (HTML5), taking the AnyChart JS charting library as an example along the tutorial.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Data visualization<\/a> is an important concept that is used to assist audiences in understanding complex ideas easily, identifying patterns and trends quickly, and making the most of the presented data. With the current proliferation of data generation, finding ways of extracting, cleaning, and visualizing data to enable easier interpretation is increasingly on demand.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, if\u00a0data visualization\u00a0is accompanied with interactive capabilities, the audience can drill down to the finer details of the charts, graphs, maps, and dashboards and retrieve useful analysis and insights.<\/p>\n

In the world of JavaScript programming, there are several charting libraries that allow developers to create stunning charts and visualize data without much hassle. Whether you require an open sourced library, paid-for library, or any other type, you can find something to take your data visualization efforts to the next level.<\/p>\n

Some of the best JavaScript charting libraries include Google Charts, AnyChart, D3, and Highcharts. Basically, the process of creating interactive charts with any of them tends to be quite similar. So, once you\u2019ve mastered how to use one, you can easily extrapolate the process to the other libraries, especially if you need a unique feature present in any of them.<\/p>\n

For this JS chart tutorial, we\u2019ll use examples from\u00a0AnyChart<\/a>. It\u2019s a flexible and easy to use HTML5 JavaScript charting library that comes with exhaustive documentation, an extensive variety of supported chart types, code playground to test out things, and lots of other interesting features.<\/p>\n

Now, let\u2019s start getting our hands dirty and see how AnyChart can assist in meeting our data visualization needs.<\/p>\n

How to Create Simple JS Bar Chart in 3 Steps<\/h2>\n

Here are three simple steps you can use to create a basic chart in JavaScript and integrate it into your website or application.<\/p>\n