# Point Annotations

Point annotations are used to mark points on the chart area. This can be useful for highlighting values that are of interest.

const options = {
  plugins: {
    autocolors: false,
    annotation: {
      annotations: {
        point1: {
          type: 'point',
          xValue: 1,
          yValue: 60,
          backgroundColor: 'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.25)'
        }
      }
    }
  }
};

# Configuration

The following options are available for ellipse annotations.

Name Type Scriptable Default
display boolean Yes true
adjustScaleRange boolean Yes true
drawTime string Yes 'afterDatasetsDraw'
xScaleID string Yes 'x'
yScaleID string Yes 'y'
xValue number Yes undefined
yValue number Yes undefined
radius number Yes 10
borderColor Color Yes options.color
borderWidth number Yes 1
borderDash number[] Yes []
borderDashOffset number Yes 0
backgroundColor Color Yes options.color

# General

If one of the axes does not match an axis in the chart, the ellipse will take the entire chart dimension. The 4 coordinates, xMin, xMax, yMin, yMax are optional. If not specified, the ellipse is expanded out to the edges in the respective direction.

Name Description
display Whether or not this annotation is visible
adjustScaleRange Should the scale range be adjusted if this annotation is out of range
drawTime See drawTime
xScaleID ID of the X scale to bind onto, default is 'x'.
yScaleID ID of the Y scale to bind onto, default is 'y'.
xValue X coordinate of the point in units along the x axis.
yValue Y coordinate of the point in units along the y axis.
radius Size of the point in pixels

# Styling

Name Description
borderColor Stroke color
borderWidth Stroke width
borderDash Length and spacing of dashes. See MDN (opens new window).
borderDashOffset Offset for line dashes. See MDN (opens new window).
backgroundColor Fill color