--- title: Introduction to D3.js | daily.dev description: D3.js is a JavaScript library used to create bespoke, interactive charts and maps on the web. It provides building blocks for custom charts or maps and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introduction-to-d3-js-nwzrgj4lr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introduction to D3.js | daily.dev og:description: D3.js is a JavaScript library used to create bespoke, interactive charts and maps on the web. It provides building blocks for custom charts or maps and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introduction-to-d3-js-nwzrgj4lr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NWzrGj4lR.png og:image:alt: Introduction to D3.js og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introduction to D3.js **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 3 min read · 39 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary D3.js is a JavaScript library used to create bespoke, interactive charts and maps on the web. It provides building blocks for custom charts or maps and requires experience with JavaScript, HTML, SVG, and CSS. D3's features include data-driven modification of HTML and SVG elements, scale functions, loading and transforming data, complex chart creation, transitions, and advanced interaction support. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@agustinbarrientos** · 0 upvotes > Try using the chart's interaction model as the dividing line. Fixed axes and tooltips usually point to Chart.js. 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