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Inline charts

Where word-sized React charts go — a sentence, a table cell, a KPI card, a tab — with the code for each placement.

@microcharts/react renders charts small enough to sit inside the interface you already ship: a trend in a table cell, a sparkline after a number, a bullet in a KPI, a mark in a streamed reply. For a full dashboard canvas, reach for a full chart library instead.

106 types, one grammar, zero runtime dependencies. Size band: ~2–7 kB interactive · ~1–4 kB static. Static entries ship zero client JavaScript from a React Server Component. Every chart is an img with a summary generated from the data.

One mark, four homes

In a sentence

p95 latency this week — trending down.

In a table cell
checkout-api31 ms
auth-api16 ms
search-api78 ms
In a KPI card
Active connections
1,600concurrent, now
In a tab header
CPUMemoryNetwork

Preview uses the public chart API only. When an interactive twin exists, it swaps in with the same props and no entrance motion - code samples stay on the static import. Placement recipes: Composition, Sizing.

The surfaces

In a sentence

Wrap with mc-inline, drop endpoint dots, mark decorative when the sentence already carries the meaning:

Inline in prose

p95 latency this week — trending down.

In a table cell

Table cell
ServiceTrendNow
checkout31ms
search78ms

In a KPI / tab

Attainment and cadence marks stay small enough for a card or a tab header: Bullet, Progress, Delta, StatusDot.

Exact placement recipes: Composition. Broader fit: When to use microcharts.

Server-component safe

Static charts are hook-free and listener-free, so they render to HTML with zero client JavaScript. Interactivity comes from a separate /interactive subpath.

// Server Component — no "use client", nothing to hydrate for the chart
import { Sparkline } from "@microcharts/react/sparkline";

export default function Row() {
  return <Sparkline data={[3, 5, 4, 8, 6, 9]} title="Weekly revenue" />;
}

Start here

pnpm add @microcharts/react