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Markers in JavaScript (ES5) Chart control

23 Mar 2023 / 3 minutes to read

Data markers are used to provide information about the data points in the series. You can add a shape to adorn each data point.

Marker

Markers can be added to the points by enabling the visible option of the marker property.

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var chartData = [
    { x: 'WW', y: 12, y1: 22, y2: 38.3, y3: 50 },
    { x: 'EU', y: 9.9, y1: 26, y2: 45.2, y3: 63.6 },
    { x: 'APAC', y: 4.4, y1: 9.3, y2: 18.2, y3: 20.9 },
    { x: 'LATAM', y: 6.4, y1: 28, y2: 46.7, y3: 65.1 },
    { x: 'MEA', y: 30, y1: 45.7, y2: 61.5, y3: 73 },
    { x: 'NA', y: 25.3, y1: 35.9, y2: 64, y3: 81.4 }
];
var chart = new ej.charts.Chart({
        primaryXAxis: {
            title: 'Countries',
            valueType: 'Category', interval: 1,
            labelIntersectAction : 'Rotate45'
        },
        primaryYAxis:
        {
            title: 'Penetration (%)',
            labelFormat: '{value}%',
            minimum: 0, maximum: 90
        },
        series: [
            {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2007',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Diamond'
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2008',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y1', width: 2,
                //Marker for chart series
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Pentagon'
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2009',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y2', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Triangle',
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2010',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y3', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Circle'
                }
            }
        ],
        title: 'FB Penetration of Internet Audience'
}, '#element');
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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Shape

Markers can be assigned with different shapes such as Rectangle, Circle, Diamond etc using the shapeproperty.

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var chartData = [
    { x: 'WW', y: 12, y1: 22, y2: 38.3, y3: 50 },
    { x: 'EU', y: 9.9, y1: 26, y2: 45.2, y3: 63.6 },
    { x: 'APAC', y: 4.4, y1: 9.3, y2: 18.2, y3: 20.9 },
    { x: 'LATAM', y: 6.4, y1: 28, y2: 46.7, y3: 65.1 },
    { x: 'MEA', y: 30, y1: 45.7, y2: 61.5, y3: 73 },
    { x: 'NA', y: 25.3, y1: 35.9, y2: 64, y3: 81.4 }
];
var chart = new ej.charts.Chart({
        primaryXAxis: {
            title: 'Countries',
            valueType: 'Category', interval: 1,
            labelIntersectAction : 'Rotate45'
        },
        primaryYAxis:
        {
            title: 'Penetration (%)',
            labelFormat: '{value}%',
            minimum: 0, maximum: 90
        },
        series: [
            {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2007',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Diamond'
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2008',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y1', width: 2,
                //Marker for chart series
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Pentagon'
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2009',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y2', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Triangle',
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2010',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y3', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Circle'
                }
            }
        ],
        title: 'FB Penetration of Internet Audience'
}, '#element');
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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Note : To know more about the marker shape type refer the shape.

Images

Apart from the shapes, you can also add custom images to mark the data point using the imageUrl property.

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var chartData = [
    { x: "Jan", y: 60 }, { x: "Feb", y: 50 },
    { x: "Mar", y: 64 }, { x: "Apr", y: 63 },
    { x: "May", y: 81 }, { x: "Jun", y: 64 },
    { x: "Jul", y: 82 }, { x: "Aug", y: 96 },
    { x: "Sep", y: 78 }, { x: "Oct", y: 60 },
    { x: "Nov", y: 58 }, { x: "Dec", y: 56 }
];
var chart = new ej.charts.Chart({
        primaryXAxis: {
            title: 'Month',
            valueType: 'Category'
        },
        primaryYAxis:
        {
            title: 'Temperature (Celsius)',
            labelFormat: '{value}°C'
        },
        series: [
            {
                type: 'Line', name: 'India',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y', width: 2,
                //Marker shape as image
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Image',
                    imageUrl:'sun_annotation.png'
                }
            }
        ],
        title: 'Temperature flow over months'
}, '#element');
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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Customization

Marker’s color and border can be customized using fill and border properties.

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var chartData = [
    { x: 'WW', y: 12, y1: 22, y2: 38.3, y3: 50 },
    { x: 'EU', y: 9.9, y1: 26, y2: 45.2, y3: 63.6 },
    { x: 'APAC', y: 4.4, y1: 9.3, y2: 18.2, y3: 20.9 },
    { x: 'LATAM', y: 6.4, y1: 28, y2: 46.7, y3: 65.1 },
    { x: 'MEA', y: 30, y1: 45.7, y2: 61.5, y3: 73 },
    { x: 'NA', y: 25.3, y1: 35.9, y2: 64, y3: 81.4 }
];
var chart = new ej.charts.Chart({
        primaryXAxis: {
            title: 'Countries',
            valueType: 'Category', interval: 1,
            labelIntersectAction : 'Rotate45'
        },
        primaryYAxis:
        {
            title: 'Penetration (%)',
            labelFormat: '{value}%',
            minimum: 0, maximum: 90
        },
        series: [
            {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2007',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Diamond'
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2008',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y1', width: 2,
                //Marker for chart series
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Pentagon'
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2009',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y2', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Triangle',
                }
            }, {
                type: 'Line', name: 'December 2010',
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y3', width: 2,
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    width: 10, height: 10,
                    shape: 'Circle'
                }
            }
        ],
        title: 'FB Penetration of Internet Audience'
}, '#element');
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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Customizing specific point

You can also customize the specific marker and label using pointRender event. The pointRender event allows you to change the shape, color and border for a point.

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var chartData = [
    { x: 'Jan', y: -7.1 }, { x: 'Feb', y: -3.7 },
    { x: 'Mar', y: 2 }, { x: 'Apr', y: 6.3 },
    { x: 'May', y: 13.3 }, { x: 'Jun', y: 18.0 },
    { x: 'Jul', y: 19.8 }, { x: 'Aug', y: 18.1 },
    { x: 'Sep', y: 13.1 }, { x: 'Oct', y: 4.1 },
    { x: 'Nov', y: -3.8 }, { x: 'Dec', y: -6.8 }
];
var chart = new ej.charts.Chart({
        primaryXAxis: {
            title: 'Months',
            valueType: 'Category'
        },
        primaryYAxis:
        {
            title: 'Temperature (Celsius)',
            minimum: -20, maximum: 25, interval: 5,
            edgeLabelPlacement: 'Shift',
            labelFormat: '{value}°C'
        },
        series: [
            {
                type: 'Line', name: 'Warmest', width: 2,
                dataSource: chartData, xName: 'x', yName: 'y',
                marker: {
                    visible: true,
                    height: 10, width: 10,
                    shape: 'Pentagon',
                    dataLabel: { visible: true }
                }
            }
        ],
        title: 'Alaska Weather Statistics - 2016',
        // pointRender event for chart
        pointRender: (args: IPointRenderEventArgs) => {
            if(args.point.index === 6){
                args.fill = 'red'
            }
        },
        textRender: (args: ITextRenderEventArgs) => {
            if(args.point.index === 6){
                args.text = 'Maximum Temperature';
                args.color = 'red';
            }
        }
}, '#element');
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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

Fill marker with series color

Marker can be filled with the series color by setting the isFilled property to true.

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var chartData = [
  { x: 'WW', y: 12, y1: 22, y2: 38.3, y3: 50 },
  { x: 'EU', y: 9.9, y1: 26, y2: 45.2, y3: 63.6 },
  { x: 'APAC', y: 4.4, y1: 9.3, y2: 18.2, y3: 20.9 },
  { x: 'LATAM', y: 6.4, y1: 28, y2: 46.7, y3: 65.1 },
  { x: 'MEA', y: 30, y1: 45.7, y2: 61.5, y3: 73 },
  { x: 'NA', y: 25.3, y1: 35.9, y2: 64, y3: 81.4 },
];
var chart = new ej.charts.Chart(
  {
    primaryXAxis: {
      title: 'Countries',
      valueType: 'Category',
      interval: 1,
      labelIntersectAction: 'Rotate45',
    },
    primaryYAxis: {
      title: 'Penetration (%)',
      labelFormat: '{value}%',
      minimum: 0,
      maximum: 90,
    },
    series: [
      {
        type: 'Line',
        name: 'December 2007',
        dataSource: chartData,
        xName: 'x',
        yName: 'y',
        width: 2,
        marker: {
          visible: true,
          width: 10,
          height: 10,
          shape: 'Diamond',
          isFilled: true,
        },
      },
      {
        type: 'Line',
        name: 'December 2008',
        dataSource: chartData,
        xName: 'x',
        yName: 'y1',
        width: 2,
        //Marker for chart series
        marker: {
          visible: true,
          width: 10,
          height: 10,
          shape: 'Pentagon',
          isFilled: true,
        },
      },
      {
        type: 'Line',
        name: 'December 2009',
        dataSource: chartData,
        xName: 'x',
        yName: 'y2',
        width: 2,
        marker: {
          visible: true,
          width: 10,
          height: 10,
          shape: 'Triangle',
          isFilled: true,
        },
      },
      {
        type: 'Line',
        name: 'December 2010',
        dataSource: chartData,
        xName: 'x',
        yName: 'y3',
        width: 2,
        marker: {
          visible: true,
          width: 10,
          height: 10,
          shape: 'Circle',
          isFilled: true,
        },
      },
    ],
    title: 'FB Penetration of Internet Audience',
  },
  '#element'
);
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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
            
    <title>EJ2 Animation</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
    <link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
    
    
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/21.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</head>

<body>
    
    <div id="container">
        <div id="element"></div>
    </div>


<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
    ele.style.visibility = "visible";
 }   
        </script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>

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