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Charts 3: small multiples

Small multiples: one small area chart per metric with the latest value, its change over the period in words and an arrow, which direction is good news, and a written summary for screen readers.

State

The normal view. Pick a state to see what the block shows while it loads, is empty or fails.

Open in v0 (opens in a new tab)

Installation

$ pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @ballmac/charts-3

Usage

Example: charts-3-demo.tsx
"use client"

import { Charts3 } from "@/components/ballmac/blocks/charts-3/charts-3"

export default function Charts3Demo() {
  return <Charts3 />
}

States

Pass state and the block does the rest: skeletons that match its layout, a clear empty message, an error you can retry, and announcements for screen readers.

  • Loading

    Six placeholder tiles under the real heading, announced as loading.

    state="loading"
  • No metrics yet

    Says each metric gets a chart once there is a second period; emptyState sets the copy.

    state="empty" (or metrics={[]})
  • Could not load

    An alert with Try again (onRetry).

    state="error"

Quality scorecard

8/8

Every applicable check passes

Measured in Chromium 153.0.8010.12 on October 19, 2026, on version 1.0.0, across 4 examples.

How we measure
  • Passed: Accessibility scan

    No serious or critical issues in light and dark, on a phone and a desktop (axe-core 4.13.0, WCAG 2.1 AA and best-practice rules).

  • Passed: Small screens

    No sideways scrolling at 360, 390 or 1280 px wide.

  • Passed: Reduced motion

    Every endless animation stops when the visitor asks for less motion.

  • Passed: Right to left

    Mirrors correctly in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu layouts (0% of elements off the mirror, limit 15%).

  • Passed: Clean console

    No console errors or React hydration errors while loading.

  • Passed: Keyboard

    7 tab stops, each showing a visible change when it takes focus. 3 documented keys.

  • Passed: Loading, empty and error

    Ships loading, empty, error states, each with an example.

  • Passed: Automated tests

    Covered by charts-3.test.tsx.

  • For information: Footprint

    3.1 KB of source (gzip) in 1 file. Installs lucide-react, motion, recharts.

Automated checks find a subset of problems and do not replace testing with a screen reader and a keyboard in your own app. What they miss.

Dependencies

Use with AI

<Charts3 title description metrics={[{ id, label, values, format?, better? }]} period='week' currency locale state />. values are one number per period, oldest first. The latest value and the change from the first value are worked out. format: number | currency | percent (percent values are fractions: 0.045 is 4.5%). better: 'lower' makes a fall count as good news. With the shadcn MCP server set up (guide), ask your agent:

Add the Ballmac UI Charts 3: small multiples (@ballmac/charts-3) to this project with the shadcn MCP, then use it where it fits.

Use it for

  • An at-a-glance health page
  • Comparing many metrics that share a period

Not for

  • One metric in depth (use chart-area or chart-line)
  • Comparing metrics on one scale (use chart-line with several series)

Registry JSON: https://ui.ballmac.com/r/charts-3.json

Free to use in personal and commercial projects.

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