Bar Mark

  • The Bar mark type is useful when there is a need to compare measures across categories, or when there is a need to break data down into stacked bars. Tableau displays data using bars when:
    • The Marks card drop-down menu is set to Automatic, by placing a dimension and a measure as the inner fields on the Rows and Columns shelves.
    • Select the Bar from the Marks card drop-down menu.
  • Marks are automatically stacked.
    Note: For views where the mark type is Bar and there are continuous (green) fields on both Rows and Columns, Tableau supports additional options and defaults for sizing the bar marks on the axis where the bars are anchored.