Panel Chart Jun 2026

The term "panel chart" is often used interchangeably with:

| Tool | Implementation | |------|----------------| | | facet_wrap() or facet_grid() | | Python (Matplotlib/Seaborn) | FacetGrid or sns.relplot(kind=...) | | Tableau | "Small multiples" via placing a dimension on Columns/Rows shelves | | Power BI | "Small multiples" visual (native as of 2023) | | Excel | Manual arrangement of multiple charts (painful but possible) | | Plotly | make_subplots() with shared axes | | D3.js | Custom grid construction | | Qlik | "Trellis" extension | panel chart

Keep panels square or slightly wider than tall, unless the data dictates otherwise (e.g., tall panels for vertical trends). The term "panel chart" is often used interchangeably