---
layout: example
title: Bar Chart Example
permalink: /examples/bar-chart/index.html
spec: bar-chart
image: /examples/img/bar-chart.png
---

A bar chart encodes quantitative values as the extent of rectangular bars. This example includes basic highlighting and tooltips on mouse hover. For a step-by-step guide to building this visualization, see the [bar chart tutorial](../../tutorials/bar-chart/).

{% include example spec=page.spec %}
