# timqian/chart.xkcd

xkcd styled chart lib

Repository: https://github.com/timqian/chart.xkcd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chartxkcd
Homepage: https://timqian.com/chart.xkcd/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: xkcd, hand-drawn, chart, graph, svg, svg-sprite, html5-charts, html5
Last push: 2026-08-02T03:53:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2585, "days_push": 31, "days_rel": 78, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7858, forks 206 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:07.725596+00:00)

## What it is
Chart.xkcd is a JavaScript charting library that renders line, bar, pie, radar, and XY charts in a sketchy, hand-drawn xkcd comic style using SVG. It works with a simple script tag or npm install and requires only an SVG element to render.

## Use cases
- render charts with a hand-drawn xkcd style
- add fun sketchy charts to a web page
- create line and bar charts in svg
- make a dashboard look cartoony
- visualize data with a comic-style chart library

## When to choose
- you want playful, hand-drawn styled charts in the browser
- you need a lightweight chart lib with a simple API
- you want SVG-based charts without heavy dependencies

## When to avoid
- you need polished, professional-looking production charts
- you need advanced interactions like zooming or tooltips
- you need server-side rendering or canvas output

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: data-visualization, charts
- domain: data-visualization, frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: xkcd-style, hand-drawn, svg-charts, charting-library, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- timqian/chart.xkcd (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:07.725596+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:33:47.442963+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/timqian/chart.xkcd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:07.725596+00:00, sha b385592942ec)
  - homepage: https://timqian.com/chart.xkcd/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:30:36.562010+00:00, sha 323c1c439d45)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/chart.xkcd (fetched 2026-08-29T08:30:36.587207+00:00, sha ef9d9773ba91)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.