# Bar

A bar chart is a chart or graph that represents numerical data with rectangular bars proportional in length or height to the underlying values that they represent.

#### Configuration Options

| Option               | Description                                                                      |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Mode                 | Determines how the bar chart will be organized                                   |
| Orientation          | Determines whether the bar chart will be oriented vertically or horizontally     |
| Select Series        | The column from the input table to be aggregated in the bar chart                |
| Select X-Axis Series | The column from the input table to be represented on the x-axis of the bar chart |

### Bar Chart Example

![](/files/u2VaKoYERhS4fEuJOqxN)


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