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Mix bars, lines, and areas in one chart — with an optional second value axis for a different unit.

Combo Chart example: Americans' perceptions on how institutions affect
the way things are going in the U.S.

Combo Chart example: Bookings by sales channel

Combo Chart example: Customer acquisition and defection

Combo Chart example: Hot Summer Days in Leipzig, GERMANY*

Combo Chart example: Life expectancy at the age of ten

Combo Chart example: Rainfall and temperature

Combo Chart example: Revenue and profit margin

Combo Chart example: Tourism in Finland by season

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What is a combo chart?

A combo chart, also known as a combination chart, combo graph, or dual-axis chart, plots two or more data series in the same coordinate system but draws each of them in the style that suits it best: bars, lines, or filled areas.

That mix is the whole point. Quantities that are counted — revenue, units sold, headcount — read most naturally as bars. Quantities that flow — a rate, a share, a temperature, a moving average — read most naturally as a line. Putting them side by side in one chart lets your audience see cause and effect in a single glance instead of comparing two charts from memory.

When the series don’t share a unit, a second value axis on the right keeps both of them readable: euros on the left, percent on the right, one shared category axis at the bottom.

Best uses for the combo chart

Volume against a rate: revenue bars with a profit-margin line, or sales bars with a conversion-rate line
Actual against target: monthly performance as bars, the plan or benchmark as a line running across them
A total and its parts: stacked bars for the breakdown, a line for the total, an index, or a year-over-year comparison
Climate and weather diagrams: precipitation as bars, temperature as a line — the classic Walter-Lieth pattern
Signal and noise: raw values as bars, a moving average as a smooth line on top
Budget reviews: costs and revenue as grouped bars, cumulative cash flow as an area behind them

How to make a combo chart with Vizzlo?

Create a combo chart following these easy steps:

Enter your figures in Vizzlo’s spreadsheet, or paste them straight from Excel, Google Sheets, or a CSV file. Every column becomes a series
Click any series in the chart and pick Line, Area, or Bar as its series style
For bar series, choose whether they are grouped, stacked, or 100% stacked; area series offer the same three layouts
Switch on Right axis for any series that uses a different unit or a very different range. Vizzlo adds a secondary y-axis and can color each axis to match its series
Fine-tune the look: line width and style, curve or step interpolation, fill pattern and opacity, point symbols, bar width
In the sidebar, adjust axes, gridlines, number formats, and the legend, or switch the whole chart to a horizontal layout

Combo chart: pro tips

Two axes are a promise that both series matter equally. If one of them is only context, consider a lighter treatment — a pale area behind bold bars — instead of a second scale
Draw the series the reader should compare within a category as bars, and the series they should follow across categories as a line
A secondary axis can imply a correlation that isn’t there. Pick both ranges deliberately — Vizzlo lines the two axes up at zero for you, so resist the urge to nudge the scales until the curves happen to match
Bars on top of a line will hide it: put the line on the right axis, or reduce the bars’ opacity so the line stays visible
Keep it to two units and three or four series. Beyond that, a grouped bar chart or two charts side by side will be easier to read
If all your series share one unit and one style, the simpler line graph, area chart, or stacked bar chart will get you there faster
For data indexed by date rather than by category, use the time series graph, which understands date granularity and aggregation

Combo chart maker: key features

Per-series style: line, area, or bar, freely mixed in one chart
Grouped, stacked, and 100% stacked layouts for bar and area series
Optional secondary y-axis, assignable series by series, with automatic axis coloring
Vertical and horizontal orientation
Linear, curved, and stepped interpolation; solid, dashed, and dotted lines
Adjustable line width, fill pattern, opacity, bar width, and point symbols
Value labels per series, with automatic placement and smart handling of labels that don’t fit
Analysis toolkit: trendlines (linear, exponential, moving average), projections, growth rates, reference and benchmark lines, difference arrows, and shades
Callouts to annotate any single data point
Custom number formats, prefixes, suffixes, and precision for each axis
Adjustable axis ranges, scale intervals, and scale breaks
Configurable gridlines, axis titles, slanted category labels, and a fully positionable legend
Data gap handling for lines and areas: show a break, fill the gap, or bridge it with a shaded fill
Edge labels for the first and last value of a line or area series
For a chart that is a single bar series: sort by value, and separate colors for positive and negative bars

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Combo Chart: What's new?

Sep 14, 2026

Create combination charts for categories as well as time series, mixing bar, line, and area series in one visual. Existing bar, line, and area charts continue to work as before.