Briefle words · Data & charts
Truncated axis
A value axis that starts above zero, which makes small differences between bars look huge.
Say it to an AI
Support card with this week's ticket count, the change vs last week, and a bar chart of the last five weeks. The bars need a zero baseline with light gridlines and three tick labels, never a truncated axis. Highlight the current week in a darker shade.
How an expert would brief the stronger version of “Support tickets chart”.
See it
Try it as a puzzle →Weekly volume card on the team dashboard of a customer-support inbox tool.
Why: In B, Sep 11 (212) is a stub and Oct 2 (231) nearly fills the chart.
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