Legend

Legends give context to various numerical or textual value. They help users to get a high-level overview of the success of specific intentions.

Default

.e-legend

<div class="e-legend">
  <div class="e-legend__title">
    In fugiat sunt ullamco 
  </div>
  <div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">
    14.72%
  </div>
</div>
<div class="e-legend"><div class="e-legend__title">Ipsum minim voluptate mollit </div><div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">14.72%</div></div>
Laboris officia sint duis
14.72%

Component Variation

Multiple.e-legend

<div class="e-legend">
  <div class="e-legend__title">
    Veniam sed lorem adipiscing 
  </div>
  <div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">
    14.72%
  </div>
</div>
<div class="e-legend">
  <div class="e-legend__title">
    Et est sunt dolor 
  </div>
  <div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">
    14.72%
  </div>
</div>
<div class="e-legend"><div class="e-legend__title">Aliquip eiusmod non nulla </div><div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">14.72%</div></div><div class="e-legend"><div class="e-legend__title">Exercitation nostrud deserunt veniam </div><div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">14.72%</div></div>
Do labore elit cupidatat
14.72%
Ea dolore aute laboris
14.72%

With total value.e-legend__value > small

<div class="e-legend">
  <div class="e-legend__title">
    Sint commodo sint sint 
  </div>
  <div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">
    14.72%&nbsp;
    <small>
      (122)
    </small>
  </div>
</div>
<div class="e-legend"><div class="e-legend__title">Mollit laboris exercitation eu </div><div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">14.72%&nbsp;<small>(122)</small></div></div>
Sit esse nulla do
14.72% (122)

With description.e-legend__description

<div class="e-legend">
  <div class="e-legend__title">
    Minim do irure eu 
  </div>
  <div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">
    14.72%
  </div>
  <div class="e-legend__description">
    Velit adipiscing ut dolor tempor 
  </div>
</div>
<div class="e-legend"><div class="e-legend__title">Aute ex officia esse </div><div class="e-legend__value text-color-info">14.72%</div><div class="e-legend__description">Occaecat consectetur proident sunt ullamco </div></div>
Laborum ea consequat elit
14.72%
Dolor commodo dolor proident aliquip

Legend

Legends give context to various numerical or textual value. They help users to get a high-level overview of the success of specific intentions.

Structure

  1. Name of the notion
  2. Value of the notion
  3. Supplementary explanation
  4. Supplementary explanation value

Best practices

Legends should:

  • Be used
    • To outsource information from the plot area of the chart to explain all the displayed visual elements.
    • To give standalone information about the exact value of a variable.
  • Be used as to guide users through more complex visualizationus, so they don’t have to only rely on their visual perception.
  • Use appropriate color to the context (of the page) and it's meaning.

Try to avoid:

Content guidelines

Types:

  • Total numeric value: the outcome is a natural number
  • Percentage value: the outcome is a rate number. In some cases it is essential to provide the original number from which the percentage is calculated.
  • Textual value: the outcome is a string.
  • Hybrid value: the mixture of the options mentioned above.