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#### Hover proximity
Set the hover proximity (in pixels) to control how close the cursor must be to a data point to trigger the tooltip to display.
The following screen recording shows this option in a time series visualization:
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The options under the **Graph styles** section let you control the general appearance of [additional fields](#additional-fields) in the visualization, excluding [color](#standard-options).
| [Style](#style) | Choose whether to display your time-series data as **Lines**, **Bars**, or **Points**. |
| [Line interpolation](#line-interpolation) | Choose how the graph interpolates the series line. |
| Line width | Set the thickness of the series lines or the outline for bars using the **Line width** slider. |
| Fill opacity | Set the series area fill color using the **Fill opacity** slider. |
| [Gradient mode](#gradient-mode) | Choose a gradient mode to control the gradient fill, which is based on the series color. |
| [Line style](#line-style) | Choose a solid, dashed, or dotted line style. |
| [Connect null values](#connect-null-values) | Choose how null values, which are gaps in the data, appear on the graph. |
| [Disconnect values](#disconnect-values) | Choose whether to set a threshold above which values in the data should be disconnected. |
| [Show points](#show-points) | Set whether to show data points to lines or bars. |
| Point size | Set the size of the points, from 1 to 40 pixels in diameter. |
| [Stack series](#stack-series) | Set whether Grafana displays series on top of each other. |
| [Bar alignment](#bar-alignment) | Set the position of the bar relative to a data point. |
| Bar width factor | Set the width of the bar relative to minimum space between data points. A factor of 0.5 means that the bars take up half of the available space between data points. A factor of 1.0 means that the bars take up all available space. |
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#### Style
Choose whether to display your time-series data as **Lines**, **Bars**, or **Points**.
You can use overrides to combine multiple styles in the same graph. Choose from the following:
Choose a gradient mode to control the gradient fill, which is based on the series color. To change the color, use the standard color scheme field option. For more information, refer to [Color scheme](ref:color-scheme).
- **None** - No gradient fill. This is the default setting.
- **Opacity** - An opacity gradient where the opacity of the fill increases as y-axis values increase.
- **Hue** - A subtle gradient that's based on the hue of the series color.
- **Scheme** - A color gradient defined by your [Color scheme](ref:color-scheme). This setting is used for the fill area and line. For more information about scheme, refer to [Scheme gradient mode](#scheme-gradient-mode).
Gradient appearance is influenced by the **Fill opacity** setting. The following image shows the **Fill opacity** set to 50.
In **Scheme** gradient mode, the line or bar receives a gradient color defined from the selected **Color scheme** option in the visualization's **Standard** options.
The following image shows a line chart with the **Green-Yellow-Red (by value)** color scheme option selected:
{{<figuresrc="/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/screenshot-candle-scheme-grad-1-v12.0.png"max-width="600px"alt="Gradient color scheme">}}
If the **Color scheme** is set to **From thresholds (by value)** and **Gradient mode** is set to **Scheme**, then the line or bar color changes as it crosses the defined thresholds:
{{<figuresrc="/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/screenshot-candle-scheme-grad-2-v12.0.png"max-width="600px"alt="Gradient color scheme with thresholds">}}
#### Line style
Choose a solid, dashed, or dotted line style:
- **Solid** - Display a solid line. This is the default setting.
- **Dash** - Display a dashed line. When you choose this option, a list appears for you to select the length and gap (length, gap) for the line dashes. Dash spacing is 10, 10 by default.
- **Dots** - Display dotted lines. When you choose this option, a list appears for you to select the gap (length = 0, gap) for the dot spacing. Dot spacing is 0, 10 by default.
To change the color, use the standard [color scheme](ref:color-scheme) field option.
#### Show points
Set whether to show data points as lines or bars. Choose from the following:
- **Auto** - Grafana determines a point's visibility based on the density of the data. If the density is low, then points appear.
- **Always** - Show the points regardless of how dense the dataset is.
- **Never** - Don't show points.
#### Stack series
Set whether Grafana stacks or displays series on top of each other. Be cautious when using stacking because it can create misleading graphs. To read more about why stacking might not be the best approach, refer to [The issue with stacking](https://www.data-to-viz.com/caveat/stacking.html). Choose from the following:
- **Off** - Turns off series stacking. When **Off**, all series share the same space in the visualization.
- **Normal** - Stacks series on top of each other.
- **100%** - Stack by percentage where all series add up to 100%.
##### Stack series in groups
The stacking group option is only available as an override. For more information about creating an override, refer to [Configure field overrides](ref:configure-field-overrides).
1. Edit the panel and click **Overrides**.
1. Create a field override for the **Stack series** option.
1. In stacking mode, click **Normal**.
1. Name the stacking group in which you want the series to appear.
The stacking group name option is only available when you create an override.
#### Bar alignment
Set the position of the bar relative to a data point. In the examples below, **Show points** is set to **Always** which makes it easier to see the difference this setting makes. The points don't change, but the bars change in relationship to the points. Choose from the following:
- **Before** 
The bar is drawn before the point. The point is placed on the trailing corner of the bar.
- **Center** 
The bar is drawn around the point. The point is placed in the center of the bar. This is the default.
- **After** 
The bar is drawn after the point. The point is placed on the leading corner of the bar.
Time series visualizations are the default way to show the variations of a set of data values over time. Each data point is matched to a timestamp and this _time series_ is displayed as a graph. The visualization can render series as lines, points, or bars and it's versatile enough to display almost any type of [time-series data](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/fundamentals/timeseries/).
{{<figuresrc="/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/screenshot-time-series-v12.0.png"max-width="750px"alt="Time series visualization">}}
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You can migrate from the legacy Graph visualization to the time series visualization. To migrate, open the panel and click the **Migrate** button in the side pane.
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If the time field isn't automatically detected, you might need to convert the data to a time format using a [data transformation](ref:data-transformation).
If the time field isn't automatically detected, you might need to convert the data to a time format using a [data transformation](ref:panel-data-section).
### Example 2
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## Alert rules
You can [link alert rules](ref:link-alert) to time series visualizations in the form of annotations to observe when alerts fire and are resolved. In addition, you can create alert rules from the **Alert** tab within the [panel editor](ref:panel-editor-alerts).
You can [link alert rules](ref:link-alert) to time series visualizations in the form of annotations to observe when alerts fire and are resolved. In addition, you can create alert rules from the **Alert** tab within the [panel editor](ref:panel-data-section).
## Special overrides
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The following example shows three series: Min, Max, and Value. The Min and Max series have **Line width** set to 0. Max has a **Fill below to** override set to Min, which fills the area between Max and Min with the Max line color.
{{<figuresrc="/static/img/docs/time-series-panel/fill-below-to-7-4.png"max-width="600px"alt="Fill below to example">}}
{{<figuresrc="/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/screenshot-fill-below-to-v12.0.png"max-width="600px"alt="Fill below to example">}}
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- **Auto** - Automatically assigns the y-axis to the series. When there are two or more series with different units, Grafana assigns the left axis to the first unit and the right axis to the units that follow.
- **Left** - Display all y-axes on the left side.
- **Right** - Display all y-axes on the right side.
- **Hidden** - Hide all axes. To selectively hide axes, [Add a field override](ref:add-a-field-override) that targets specific fields.
- **Hidden** - Hide all axes. To selectively hide axes, [Add a field override](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/configure-overrides/#add-a-field-override) that targets specific fields.
#### Scale
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**Soft min** and **soft max** settings can prevent small variations in the data from being magnified when it's mostly flat. In contrast, hard min and max values help prevent obscuring useful detail in the data by clipping intermittent spikes past a specific point.
To define hard limits of the y-axis, set standard min/max options. For more information, refer to [Configure standard options](ref:configure-standard-options).
To define hard limits of the y-axis, set standard min/max options. For more information, refer to [Configure standard options](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/configure-standard-options/#max).
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Select the placement of the y-axis. Choose from the following:
- **Auto** - Automatically assigns the y-axis to the series. When there are two or more series with different units, Grafana assigns the left axis to the first unit and the right axis to the units that follow.
- **Left** - Display all y-axes on the left side.
- **Right** - Display all y-axes on the right side.
- **Hidden** - Hide all axes. To selectively hide axes, [Add a field override](ref:add-a-field-override) that targets specific fields.
- **Hidden** - Hide all axes. To selectively hide axes, [Add a field override](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/configure-overrides/#add-a-field-override) that targets specific fields.
#### Scale
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**Soft min** and **soft max** settings can prevent small variations in the data from being magnified when it's mostly flat. In contrast, hard min and max values help prevent obscuring useful detail in the data by clipping intermittent spikes past a specific point.
To define hard limits of the y-axis, set standard min/max options. For more information, refer to [Configure standard options](ref:configure-standard-options).
To define hard limits of the y-axis, set standard min/max options. For more information, refer to [Configure standard options](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/configure-standard-options/#max).
The following examples shows how this option works in a time series visualization:
| [Style](#style) | Choose whether to display your time-series data as **Lines**, **Bars**, or **Points**. |
| [Line interpolation](#line-interpolation) | Choose how the graph interpolates the series line. |
| Line width | Set the thickness of the series lines or the outline for bars using the **Line width** slider. |
| Fill opacity | Set the series area fill color using the **Fill opacity** slider. |
| [Gradient mode](#gradient-mode) | Choose a gradient mode to control the gradient fill, which is based on the series color. |
| [Line style](#line-style) | Choose a solid, dashed, or dotted line style. |
| [Connect null values](#connect-null-values) | Choose how null values, which are gaps in the data, appear on the graph. |
| [Disconnect values](#disconnect-values) | Choose whether to set a threshold above which values in the data should be disconnected. |
| [Show points](#show-points) | Set whether to show data points to lines or bars. |
| Point size | Set the size of the points, from 1 to 40 pixels in diameter. |
| [Stack series](#stack-series) | Set whether Grafana displays series on top of each other. |
| [Bar alignment](#bar-alignment) | Set the position of the bar relative to a data point. |
| Bar width factor | Set the width of the bar relative to minimum space between data points. A factor of 0.5 means that the bars take up half of the available space between data points. A factor of 1.0 means that the bars take up all available space. |
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#### Style
Choose whether to display your time-series data as **Lines**, **Bars**, or **Points**. You can use overrides to combine multiple styles in the same graph. Choose from the following:
Choose a gradient mode to control the gradient fill, which is based on the series color. To change the color, use the standard color scheme field option. For more information, refer to [Color scheme](ref:color-scheme).
Choose a gradient mode to control the gradient fill, which is based on the series color. To change the color, use the standard color scheme field option. For more information, refer to [Color scheme](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/configure-standard-options/#color-scheme).
- **None** - No gradient fill. This is the default setting.
- **Opacity** - An opacity gradient where the opacity of the fill increases as y-axis values increase.
- **Hue** - A subtle gradient that's based on the hue of the series color.
- **Scheme** - A color gradient defined by your [Color scheme](ref:color-scheme). This setting is used for the fill area and line. For more information about scheme, refer to [Scheme gradient mode](#scheme-gradient-mode).
- **Scheme** - A color gradient defined by your [Color scheme](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/configure-standard-options/#color-scheme). This setting is used for the fill area and line. For more information about scheme, refer to [Scheme gradient mode](#scheme-gradient-mode).
Gradient appearance is influenced by the **Fill opacity** setting. The following image shows the **Fill opacity** set to 50.
The **Gradient mode** option located under the **Graph styles** section has a mode called **Scheme**. When you enable **Scheme**, the line or bar receives a gradient color defined from the selected **Color scheme**.
###### From thresholds
If the **Color scheme** is set to **From thresholds (by value)** and **Gradient mode** is set to **Scheme**, then the line or bar color changes as it crosses the defined thresholds.
In **Scheme** gradient mode, the line or bar receives a gradient color defined from the selected **Color scheme** option in the visualization's **Standard** options.
{{<figuresrc="/static/img/docs/time-series-panel/gradient_mode_scheme_thresholds_line.png"max-width="1200px"alt="Colors scheme: From thresholds">}}
The following image shows a line chart with the **Green-Yellow-Red (by value)** color scheme option selected:
The following image shows a line chart with the **Green-Yellow-Red (by value)** color scheme option selected.
If the **Color scheme** is set to **From thresholds (by value)** and **Gradient mode** is set to **Scheme**, then the line or bar color changes as it crosses the defined thresholds:
{{<figuresrc="/static/img/docs/time-series-panel/gradient_mode_scheme_thresholds_line.png"max-width="600px"alt="Colors scheme: From thresholds">}}
#### Line style
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- **Dash** - Display a dashed line. When you choose this option, a list appears for you to select the length and gap (length, gap) for the line dashes. Dash spacing is 10, 10 by default.
- **Dots** - Display dotted lines. When you choose this option, a list appears for you to select the gap (length = 0, gap) for the dot spacing. Dot spacing is 0, 10 by default.
To change the color, use the standard [color scheme](ref:color-scheme) field option.
To change the color, use the standard [color scheme](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/configure-standard-options/#color-scheme) field option.
#### Show points
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##### Stack series in groups
The stacking group option is only available as an override. For more information about creating an override, refer to [Configure field overrides](ref:configure-field-overrides).
The stacking group option is only available as an override. For more information about creating an override, refer to [Configure field overrides](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/configure-overrides/).
1. Edit the panel and click **Overrides**.
1. Create a field override for the **Stack series** option.
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