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A diverging bar chart displays bars extending in opposite directions from a central baseline, typically at zero. This visualization is ideal for comparing positive and negative values, showing responses above and below a neutral point, or contrasting opposing categories. Different colors distinguish positive from negative values, making it easy to identify magnitude and direction at a glance.
# anyplot.ai
# bar-diverging: Diverging Bar Chart
# Library: makie 0.21.9 | Julia 1.11.9
# Quality: 91/100 | Created: 2026-08-18
using CairoMakie
using Colors
# --- Theme tokens ------------------------------------------------------------
const THEME = get(ENV, "ANYPLOT_THEME", "light")
const PAGE_BG = THEME == "light" ? colorant"#FAF8F1" : colorant"#1A1A17"
const INK = THEME == "light" ? colorant"#1A1A17" : colorant"#F0EFE8"
const INK_SOFT = THEME == "light" ? colorant"#4A4A44" : colorant"#B8B7B0"
# Imprint palette — semantic exception: positive/negative sentiment maps to
# brand green (position 1) and matte red (position 5, the bad/loss anchor).
const POSITIVE = colorant"#009E73"
const NEGATIVE = colorant"#AE3030"
# --- Data ---------------------------------------------------------------------
categories = [
"Compensation", "Onboarding Process", "Recognition", "Workload Balance",
"Remote Flexibility", "Team Collaboration", "Management Support",
"Career Growth", "Learning Resources", "Company Culture",
]
net_agreement = [-42.0, -28.0, -15.0, -9.0, 6.0, 14.0, 21.0, 33.0, 38.0, 47.0]
order = sortperm(net_agreement)
categories = categories[order]
net_agreement = net_agreement[order]
bar_colors = [v >= 0 ? POSITIVE : NEGATIVE for v in net_agreement]
# --- Plot -----------------------------------------------------------------
fig = Figure(
size = (1600, 900),
fontsize = 14,
backgroundcolor = PAGE_BG,
)
ax = Axis(
fig[1, 1];
title = "Employee Engagement Survey · bar-diverging · julia · makie · anyplot.ai",
titlesize = 19,
titlecolor = INK,
xlabel = "Net Agreement (percentage points)",
xlabelsize = 14,
xlabelcolor = INK,
xticklabelsize = 12,
yticklabelsize = 13,
xticklabelcolor = INK_SOFT,
yticklabelcolor = INK_SOFT,
xtickcolor = INK_SOFT,
ytickcolor = INK_SOFT,
backgroundcolor = PAGE_BG,
topspinevisible = false,
rightspinevisible = false,
leftspinevisible = false,
bottomspinecolor = INK_SOFT,
xgridcolor = RGBAf(INK.r, INK.g, INK.b, 0.15),
ygridvisible = false,
yticks = (1:length(categories), categories),
yticksvisible = false,
)
barplot!(
ax, 1:length(categories), net_agreement;
direction = :x, color = bar_colors, width = 0.65,
)
vlines!(ax, [0.0]; color = INK, linewidth = 1.5)
span = maximum(abs.(net_agreement)) * 1.25
xlims!(ax, -span, span)
# --- Save -------------------------------------------------------------------
save("plot-$(THEME).png", fig; px_per_unit = 2)
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"language": "julia",
"library": "makie",
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"code_json": "https://api.anyplot.ai/specs/bar-diverging/makie/code",
"spec_json": "https://api.anyplot.ai/specs/bar-diverging",
"render_light_png": "https://storage.googleapis.com/anyplot-images/plots/bar-diverging/julia/makie/plot-light.png",
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"quality_score": 91.0,
"license": "MIT",
"guide": "https://anyplot.ai/llms.txt"
}Part of Diverging Bar Chart on anyplot.ai.