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Overview

A Horizontal Bar Chart renders dataset values as horizontal bars, the visual mirror of the Bar Chart with categories on the Y-axis and measures on the X-axis. It is a distinct chart type in Visualization but shares its entire Properties and Columns configuration with the Bar Chart; only the orientation differs.

Horizontal Bar Charts are authored from Lens → Design → Chart Designer → Visualization → Horizontal Bar Chart. A 3D variant is available via the 3D Horizontal Bar Chart icon adjacent to the Horizontal Bar Chart icon — 3D switches the rendering mode of the same Chart without changing its data or configuration. This page documents the Horizontal Bar Chart’s orientation-specific behavior; for property and column configuration, see the Bar Chart PD reference.

When to use it

  • Long category labels — horizontal bars give labels more horizontal room than a vertical Bar Chart’s X-axis.
  • Ranking or top-N visualizations where bars need to be read top-to-bottom.
  • Compare a measure across categorical values where vertical bars would feel cramped (many categories, narrow chart space).
  • Presentation contexts where a horizontal layout reads more naturally than a vertical one (e.g., wide Dashboards).
  • A 3D rendering of the same Horizontal Bar Chart is desired for presentation purposes — switchable via the 3D Horizontal Bar Chart icon.

Relationship to Bar Chart

Properties and Columns customization on the Horizontal Bar Chart is identical to the Bar Chart. The Horizontal Bar Chart article does not re-document those settings; readers configuring a Horizontal Bar Chart should reference the Bar Chart PD page.

Properties tabIdentical to Bar Chart — Title, Legend Position, Zooming and Panning, Tooltip Options, X-Axis, Y-Axis, Multi-Axis, Bar Shape, Background, Label Position, Padding, Cumulative Data, Randomized Color, Miscellaneous (Adhoc Report).Bar Chart PD → Properties tab
Columns tabIdentical to Bar Chart — including the Bar-specific Tool Tip, Outline, Gradient, and Label Rotation settings.Bar Chart PD → Columns tab
3D renderingSwitchable via the 3D Horizontal Bar Chart icon. Behavior matches the Bar Chart’s 3D toggle.Bar Chart PD → Key behaviors (2D and 3D render the same Chart)
Axis labelsProperty labels in the Properties panel remain the same. Only the X-Axis and Y-Axis line orientation changes for the horizontal bar.—

Key behaviors

Orientation is the only structural difference. The Horizontal Bar Chart is functionally identical to the Bar Chart with the axes rotated 90 degrees. Every Bar Chart property — including axis configuration, Multi-Axis, Bar Shape, gradient and outline, legend control, and Adhoc Report — applies. Behavior in this article is documented by reference to the Bar Chart’s behavior.

2D and 3D render the same Chart. The Horizontal Bar Chart icon and the 3D Horizontal Bar Chart icon switch the rendering mode of the same Chart without changing the data, the Dimension/Measure assignments, or the configured properties.

Use Horizontal Bar Chart for long labels. Vertical Bar Charts compress category labels along the X-axis, which forces rotation or truncation when labels are long. Horizontal Bar Charts give labels horizontal room, making them readable without rotation.