Highcharts: Reverse the X-axis and Y-axis

Highcharts Area Chart

The following example demonstrates an area chart with reversed x-axis and y-axis.

In the previous chapters, we have learned the basic configuration syntax of Highcharts. Next, let's look at other configurations. Add the inverted attribute to chart.

Chart Configuration

Set the inverted attribute of chart to true, so that the X-axis is vertical and the Y-axis is horizontal.

var chart = {
   type: 'area',
   inverted: true
};

Example

File name: highcharts_area_inverted.htm

<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Highcharts 教程 | Example(example.com)</title>
<script src="http://apps.bdimg.com/libs/jquery/2.1.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container" style="width: 550px; height: 400px; margin: 0 auto"></div>
<script language="JavaScript">
$(document).ready(function() {  
   var chart = {
      type: 'area',
     inverted: true
   };
   var title = {
      text: 'Average fruit consumption during one week'   
   }; 
   var subtitle = {
      style: {
         position: 'absolute',
         right: '0px',
         bottom: '10px'
      }
   };
   var legend = {
      layout: 'vertical',
      align: 'left',
      verticalAlign: 'top',
      x: -150,
      y: 100,
      floating: true,
      borderWidth: 1,
      backgroundColor: (Highcharts.theme && Highcharts.theme.legendBackgroundColor) || '#FFFFFF'
   };
   var xAxis = {
      categories: ['Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday','Sunday']      
   };
   var yAxis = {
      title: {
         text: 'Number of units'
      },
      labels: {
         formatter: function () {
            return this.value;
         }
      },
     min: 0
   };
   var plotOptions = {
      area: {
         fillOpacity: 0.5
      }
   };
   var credits = {
      enabled: false
   };
   var series= [{
        name: 'John',
            data: [3, 4, 3, 5, 4, 10, 12]
        }, {
            name: 'Jane',
            data: [1, 3, 4, 3, 3, 5, 4]
      }
   ];     
      
   var json = {};   
   json.chart = chart; 
   json.title = title; 
   json.subtitle = subtitle; 
   json.xAxis = xAxis;
   json.yAxis = yAxis;
   json.legend = legend;   
   json.plotOptions = plotOptions;
   json.credits = credits;
   json.series = series;
   $('#container').highcharts(json);
  
});
</script>
</body>
</html>

The output of the above example is:

Highcharts Area Chart

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