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# Bubble Charts

Bubble charts can represent XY data with size and colour showing two additional dimensions

![img-032](https://manuals.remository.com/plotalot/user/pages/06.charts/10.bubble-charts/img-032.png "img-032")

| Query Requirements | **Column 1: Text - the name of the bubble  Column 2: Numeric - the X coordinate  Column 3: Numeric - the Y coordinate  Column 4: Text or Numeric - the series or the colour  Column 5: Numeric - the size of the bubble**  The query must return all five columns. The type of column 4 determines if the chart is a "series" bubble chart or a "gradient-colour" bubble chart. |
|---|---|
| Multiple Plots | **No**  Bubble charts only show a single data series. |
| Axis Overrides | **Both X and Y**  You can override the automatic axis limits calculated from the data series and extend the axes to values of your choice. |
| Data Formatting | **Both X and Y**  You can apply formatting to the X and Y axis labels. For example if the X axis data represents Unix time (seconds since 1st January 1970), you can use the formatting options to display many different date or time formats. |
| Extra Columns | **No**  The API does not support any extra columns for bubble charts. |

Column 1 can be an empty string if you don't want the bubbles to have names.

Column 4 can be 0 or an empty string if you want all the bubbles to be the same colour.

Column 5 can be 0 if you want all the bubbles to be the same size.

The column names of the Query determine the data names shown in the tooltips.

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