Overview

• Articles
• Classes

A legend is a part of the chart that lists and explains its elements, making it easier to read and understand. In AnyChart, the legend can be used with Basic Charts, Stock Charts, Maps, and every other chart type.

The legend and its items are fully customizable: you can either modify any setting of the default legend or create a custom legend from scratch.

Articles

The first article explains the basic settings affecting the whole legend - e.g., size and position:

• Basic Settings

The following sections explain how to adjust various parts of the legend:

• Background
• Title and Separator
• Tooltip
• Paginator
• Hover Cursor

Legend items are also fully customizable - all at once or individually:

• Legend Items
• Individual Legend Items

An alternative way to apply settings to the legend is using themes:

• Themes

The options listed below allow creating advanced data visualizations:

• Events
• Standalone Legend

Classes

Here is the list of classes used to work with the legend:

• legend - anychart.core.ui.Legend
• legend items - anychart.core.utils.LegendItemSettings
• standalone legend - anychart.standalones.Legend