What it is
Pyramid Area Chart renders categories as overlapping pyramid silhouettes along a baseline. Magnitude is encoded by height and width, the look of an architectural section drawing, the function of a bar chart.
What it does
Overlapping pyramid silhouettes per category sized by metric, with theme-aware colors and labels.
Why use it
When a bar chart needs to feel editorial (annual reports, brand storytelling, hero slots), this is the version.
Three ways teams use it
Editorial
Annual report headline charts.
Marketing
Brand campaign performance hero.
Communications
Press impressions per outlet.
Add it in 30 seconds
- Open your Data Studio report and click Add a chart → Community visualizations → Explore more.
- Paste the Viz Studio manifest URL or pick this chart from the Viz Studio gallery card.
- Bind the dimensions and metrics in the data panel. Done.
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