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Linear KPI with target and ranges — a compact bar with markers.
Stephen Few's replacement for gauges. A horizontal bar showing actual value, with a vertical tick for target and shaded background bands for "good / acceptable / bad" ranges. More compact and information-dense than a gauge.
When to use
Multiple KPIs that need to fit in a tight dashboard with progress + target visible.
When NOT to use
You need only one big metric (gauge or KPI card).
Rhetorical roles
- compare
Variants & related
Required primitives
- has_data_labels
Optional primitives
- has_title
Common anti-patterns
- unfamiliar-encoding
Disambiguation rules
- Linear bar with shaded bands behind and a tick mark on top.