Here’s a cleaner version for a forum post:
Hi All,
I’m working with a bar chart where I have a dimension on the X-axis and a measure in Value. The chart looks fine initially, but when I add a field to Group/Color (to color the bars by category), the bar width becomes very thin, which negatively impacts the user experience and readability.
If I remove the field from Group/Color, the bars retain their desired thickness, but then I have to manually assign colors. For example, I want February to always appear in green, and using the field in Group/Color is the easiest way to achieve that.
Is there any way to:
- Keep the bars at a reasonable thickness while still using Group/Color for automatic coloring?
- Or are there any alternative approaches or best practices for handling this scenario?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
Hi @QS_User,
Unfortunately there’s no native “bar width” setting in QuickSight to override this behavior. When you add a field to Group/Color, it creates clustered bars (multiple thin bars side-by-side for each X-axis value), which is why they shrink.
If you need a grouped breakdown with multiple categories per X-axis value, try switching to a stacked bar chart instead. It uses the full bar width and shows color categories as stacked segments rather than side-by-side thin bars. This works well when each X-axis value only has one group/color category. This community thread had a similar issue and I think it might be helpful in your case.
If stacked doesn’t work for your data, making the visual wider on your sheet gives the clustered bars more breathing room.
Hope this helps!
Thank you @WLS-Cesar. AWS support team, please take this into consideration and add this as a feature request.