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Real-time Line Chart

Live updating chart with streaming data. Ideal for dashboards, monitoring, and analytics.

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Customization Guides & Code Snippets

◆Responsive Sizing with ResponsiveContainer

Always wrap your Line chart inside <ResponsiveContainer width="100%" height={320}> to ensure it scales cleanly across mobile and desktop displays.

◆Custom Dark Theme Tooltip

Style the hover tooltip to match your dark UI with contentStyle={{ background: '#13161a', border: '1px solid #2a3038', borderRadius: 8 }}.

When to use a Real-time Line Chart

A Real-time Line Chart is ideal for developers and designers who need to display data clearly and effectively. Use this chart type when:

  • ✓Showing trends over time (e.g. daily active users over 30 days)
  • ✓Comparing multiple metrics on the same timeline
  • ✓Displaying continuous data like temperature, stock prices, or heart rate
  • ✓Highlighting growth rates and momentum
Tips for Recharts Real-time Line Chart
TIP 1Use type='monotone' for smooth curves instead of sharp angles
TIP 2Set dot={{ r: 4 }} to show data points without cluttering the chart
TIP 3Add a gradient fill under the line to create an area effect
TIP 4Use isAnimationActive={false} for real-time updating charts
TIP 5Multiple lines work best with 5 or fewer series — beyond that, use a table
Key Recharts Props
PROPTYPEDESCRIPTION
dataarrayArray of objects with your data values
dataKeystringThe key in your data objects to use for line values
strokestringLine color
strokeWidthnumberLine thickness in pixels (default: 1)
typestring'monotone' | 'linear' | 'step' — controls curve style
dotobject | booleanShow/hide data point dots, or pass style object
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