Briefle words · Data & charts
Data labels
Also called value labels
The numbers printed directly on or next to bars, points or slices so readers get exact values without consulting the axis.
Say it to an AI
Vertical bar chart of enrollment for five courses with a takeaway title. Put data labels (value labels) above each bar and drop the y-axis, gridlines and tick labels entirely; keep the data-ink ratio high with one accent color and course names under the bars.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Course enrollment bars”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Enrollment chart on the admin dashboard of an online course platform.
Why: A shows '312' above the Data basics bar and '97' above Dashboards; B's bars are bare.
More ways experts use it
Two-week daily steps card with the daily average as the headline and a small line chart below. Keep label density low: data labels (value labels) only on the first point, the peak and the last point, with larger dots on those three, and date ticks at the start, middle and end.
Daily steps chart · Data & charts
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