Data to Chart Generator (Mermaid)

📝 Prompt Overview

Tired of wrestling with complex charting tools for a simple visualization? This prompt is your shortcut. Instantly convert raw data or even a simple description into clean, presentation-ready chart code using Mermaid syntax. Generate code for pie, bar, or line charts that you can easily embed in Markdown files, wikis, or websites to bring your data to life.

📊 Data Visualization Benefits

This prompt dramatically improves data analysis efficiency by eliminating the need for manual chart creation in spreadsheets or other complex BI tools. It democratizes data visualization, allowing anyone to turn raw numbers into understandable insights in seconds. For developers and technical writers, it's a game-changer, enabling them to embed clean, version-controllable charts directly into documentation. This makes reports more impactful, data more accessible, and insights easier to share across any team.

🎯 Who Should Use This Prompt

• Data Analysts
• Software Developers (especially for documentation)
• Project Managers
• Business Analysts and Consultants
• Students and Researchers
• Technical Writers

🚀 Ideal Use Cases

• Quickly visualizing sales figures for a weekly report in Notion or GitHub.
• Creating a chart for technical documentation in a Markdown file.
• Illustrating survey results for a presentation.
• Generating a simple line graph to show user growth over time for a dashboard.
• Adding data visualizations to internal company wikis.

✍️ Sample Output Snippet

Data Input: 'Show our 2023 marketing budget allocation: SEO 40%, PPC 35%, Content 15%, Social 10%'
Chart Type: Pie Chart

Generated Mermaid Code:

pie
  title 2023 Marketing Budget Allocation
  "SEO": 40
  "PPC": 35
  "Content": 15
  "Social": 10

💡 Tips for Best Results

• Keep Data Simple: For best results, format your data clearly. Use simple structures like 'Category A: 100, Category B: 150, Category C: 90'.
• Choose the Right Chart: Use a Pie Chart for proportions of a whole, a Bar Chart for comparing distinct categories, and a Line Chart for showing a trend over time.
• Use Natural Language: You can describe what you want. For example, try: 'Create a bar chart showing our quarterly revenue: Q1 $50k, Q2 $75k, Q3 $60k'.
• Check for Mermaid Support: The generated code is ready to be pasted into any platform that supports Mermaid.js, such as GitHub, GitLab, Notion, and many modern documentation tools.