Use infographic charts to highlight progress, impact, and more

Tell your audience a great story about progress, status, and impact. Use Infographic charts to transform data into clear, easy-to-read visuals.

How Infographic charts work

Use these chart types to:

Track completion or progress visually
Communicate live status (e.g., "in progress", "complete")
Highlight key impact (e.g., "9 out of 10 people recommend this")

Note: Infographic charts are designed for quick understanding and are not intended for deep data analysis

Here’s how each chart type typically works:

Infographic Charts Type	What It Does	Example Use Case
Radial Progress	A bold circular chart with a thick stroke that highlights how much of a goal is completed.	Show “75% of goal completed” in a project tracker.
Progress Bar	A horizontal bar that fills from left to right to show task or goal completion.	Show onboarding progress with a “Step 3 of 5 completed” bar in a welcome email.
Progress Ring	A thin, minimalist circular chart that communicates progress in a clean, modern style.	Display “80% KPI target” in a business dashboard layout.
Progress Dial	A gauge-style chart that reflects live performance levels or status	Show “Customer satisfaction score: 90%” in a feedback dashboard.
Pictogram	Uses icons to represent proportions or counts.	Illustrate “7 out of 10 users prefer mobile editing” with person icons.

Add infographic charts

This is the first step in adding infographic charts. Afterwards, you customize your chart.

Create or open an existing design.
From the editor side panel, select
Charts. If it's not there, select the
Apps tab first, then Charts.
Scroll and select Infographic charts.
Choose among the available options.

Customize your chart

After adding an infographic chart, you can personalize it to show high-impact snapshots of progress, status, or value.

Customize progress bar, progress ring, and radial progress charts

Select the chart to open the toolbar, then select
Edit.
In the Chart Panel, adjust the Percentage slider to reflect your desired progress value.
Use the Line Weight slider to control the thickness of the bar or ring.
Toggle Percentage Label on or off to show or hide the numeric progress.
Toggle Rounded Endpoints on or off to customize the shape of the chart ends.

Customize progress dial charts

Click on the chart to open the toolbar, then select
Edit.
In the Chart Panel, adjust the Percentage slider to reflect your desired progress value.
Use the Line Weight slider to control the thickness of the bar or ring.

Customize pictogram charts

Select the chart to open the toolbar,
In the Chart Panel, select your preferred icon to represent each unit of data.
Use the Total items slider to set how many icons appear in the chart.
Use the Fill items slider to show the number of filled or completed icons.
To modify the spacing between icons, use the Spacing slider to enhance readability.

Change chart colors

Click on the chart to open the toolbar.
On the editor toolbar, select the color tile you'd like to edit. The Color panel will open on the side.
To use a color on your chart, click on a color tile from the options. Hover over a color to see its display name.
If the color you're looking for isn't available, click
Add a new color (the rainbow color tile).
To pick a color from your design, click the
Pick a color (eyedropper) button and select any color on the canvas.
To replace a color across the current page or the entire pages, select Current page or All pages.
If your Team admin or Brand designer has already added the chart style to your team’s Brand Kit, choose from your brand colors. For detailed steps, check out Create on-brand charts.

Infographic charts use two colors by design—one to represent the filled value and one for the remaining or unfilled value. Use high-contrast colors to improve clarity and emphasize progress or comparisons.

Looking for advanced charts? You can use the Flourish App. Check out Add advanced charts via Flourish to learn more.

Not sure where to start? Check out Get started with Canva Charts.

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