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A concise API for exploratory data visualization implementing a layered grammar of graphics

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Indexed issues: 251

Dominant language: HTML
License: ISC
Last GitHub push: Sep 1, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
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251 open issues indexed

Halo for lines? Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

observablehq/plot#860 · 1 reaction · Opened May 4, 2022
Convenience mark for a labeled line? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#857 · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 29, 2022
Percent reducer? Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

observablehq/plot#835 · Opened Mar 31, 2022
Swatches legends should support the label option Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#834 · 5 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Mar 30, 2022
select top *k* values? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#821 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Mar 22, 2022
Plot’s warning feature ⚠️ needs documentation Open

documentation

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 64/100

observablehq/plot#811 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 16, 2022
Add a "gap" option in the stack transform? Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

observablehq/plot#802 · Opened Mar 11, 2022
Should Plot.maxX consume the reverse option? Open

question

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#800 · 2 comments · Opened Mar 10, 2022
More warnings Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#755 · 11 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 11, 2022
Marimekko charts Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#749 · 6 comments · Opened Feb 9, 2022
Document how to implement custom marks Open

documentation

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

observablehq/plot#720 · 4 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Jan 28, 2022
Shorthand singleton marks Open

enhancement

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#689 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 19, 2022
Color legends should display scale unknown & extremes when applicable Open

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observablehq/plot#651 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Jan 5, 2022
Trails Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#650 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 5, 2022
Themes Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#630 · 16 comments · 12 reactions · Opened Dec 22, 2021
An easier way to format percent change? Open

enhancement question

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#543 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 18, 2021
Contrasting text color? Open

enhancement question

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 32/100

observablehq/plot#540 · 7 comments · Opened Sep 12, 2021
A top-level timeZone option Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100

observablehq/plot#531 · 3 comments · 7 reactions · Opened Sep 4, 2021
Change the default color scheme away from Turbo? Open

question

observablehq/plot#527 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 30, 2021
Plot.format helper? Open

enhancement question

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#507 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 18, 2021
Communicate information about filtered data points Open

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observablehq/plot#493 · 4 comments · 4 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 10, 2021
When a reducer expects numeric input but is given non-numeric input, it should raise an error. Open

documentation

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

observablehq/plot#473 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 1, 2021
style the figure element? Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#397 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 14, 2021
Automatically transform to thousands etc. for shorter tick labels. Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#395 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · Opened May 12, 2021
Position band ticks at the start or end of the band? Open

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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#393 · 1 comment · 5 reactions · Opened May 12, 2021
A top-level locale option Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#384 · 13 comments · 10 reactions · Opened May 12, 2021
Automatic margins based on tick label length Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#383 · 12 comments · 9 reactions · Opened May 12, 2021
CSS classes & SVG export Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#381 · 1 comment · Opened May 12, 2021
Allow stroke-dasharray to be a channel? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#380 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · Opened May 12, 2021
transformFlatMap? Open

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observablehq/plot#369 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened May 8, 2021
When all the values are integers, skip fractional ticks? Open

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observablehq/plot#355 · 3 comments · 5 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened May 3, 2021
Incremental rendering for performance? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#328 · 5 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 15, 2021
Facet wrapping Open

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observablehq/plot#277 · 7 comments · 77 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 27, 2021
Plot.initialize Open

enhancement question

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

observablehq/plot#251 · 6 comments · Opened Mar 17, 2021
radius legend? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

observablehq/plot#236 · 8 comments · 28 reactions · Opened Mar 11, 2021
Cumulative group? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#200 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 8, 2021
stackR transform? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#197 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Mar 8, 2021
Color gradients? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#185 · 4 comments · Opened Mar 3, 2021
Clipping a Text mark? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#181 · 3 comments · Opened Mar 3, 2021
A time channel for animation? Open

question

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

observablehq/plot#166 · 3 comments · 160 reactions · Opened Feb 24, 2021
Beeswarm plot? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#164 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 24, 2021
Parallel coordinates, with multiple x- or y-scales, or rendering multiple axes? Open

question

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#149 · 3 comments · Opened Feb 24, 2021
Dual-scale charts (bad idea)? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100

observablehq/plot#147 · 18 comments · 38 reactions · Opened Feb 24, 2021
A transform to consolidate ordinal values outside the top n into an “other” category, perhaps in conjunction with the group transform. Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#144 · 11 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Feb 24, 2021
Radial plots? Polar scales? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 15/100

observablehq/plot#133 · 7 comments · 53 reactions · Opened Feb 24, 2021
Arc mark (for donuts and pies). Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#80 · 7 comments · 190 reactions · Opened Dec 28, 2020
Hide tick labels when an ordinal x or y has a high-cardinality domain. Open

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observablehq/plot#74 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 23, 2020
Labeling algorithms (e.g., occlusion)? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#27 · 12 comments · 24 reactions · Opened Nov 3, 2020
Automatic binning when a facet dimension is quantitative? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

observablehq/plot#14 · 6 comments · 11 reactions · Opened Nov 2, 2020
Facet with varying scales? Open

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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

observablehq/plot#8 · 7 comments · 74 reactions · Opened Oct 29, 2020

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