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Pie Chart Reveal

Use Pie Chart Reveal for distribution; use Chart Bar Growth when category comparison must be more precise.

Use

Revealing a simple distribution where the relative slice sizes matter at a glance.

Avoid

Avoid it when a bar chart would make comparison more accurate.

Safer Alternative

Progress Ring

Risk Level

High attention

Timing

500-900ms total; each segment should appear quickly enough that the chart does not feel gated.

Easing

Use ease-out for each segment and stagger by 80-160ms.

Risk

misleading progressaccessibility sensitive

Live Demo

Core

Growth

Ops

What It Is

A pie or donut chart whose segments draw in sequence so users can understand distribution before reading the legend.

Decision Guidance

Use Pie Chart Reveal for distribution; use Chart Bar Growth when category comparison must be more precise.

Best For

Revealing a simple distribution where the relative slice sizes matter at a glance.

Avoid When

Avoid it when a bar chart would make comparison more accurate.

Timing

500-900ms total; each segment should appear quickly enough that the chart does not feel gated.

Easing

Use ease-out for each segment and stagger by 80-160ms.

Risk Tags

misleading progressaccessibility sensitive

Alternatives

Progress Ring Chart Bar Growth Line Chart Draw

✓When to Use

Small distribution summaries
Dashboard cards with three to five categories
Reports where segment proportion is the main takeaway

✕When NOT to Use

Charts with many tiny slices
Financial or scientific contexts where exact comparison matters
Repeated refreshes where animation hides changed values

Configuration Tips

01Limit segment count and label the values outside the animation
02Animate the largest segment first when hierarchy matters
03Use reduced motion to show final segments immediately

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AI Implementation Prompts

Move from a fast scaffold to production details, then tune timing and edge states.

Create a donut chart card where three segments reveal one after another, with a static legend beside the chart.

Code Example (Tailwind CSS)

A focused implementation sketch you can adapt to your product state.

export function PieChartReveal({ active = true }: { active?: boolean }) {
  const segments = [
    { label: 'Team', color: 'stroke-amber-500', value: 42, offset: 0 },
    { label: 'Self serve', color: 'stroke-stone-900', value: 34, offset: -42 },
    { label: 'Partner', color: 'stroke-stone-300', value: 24, offset: -76 },
  ];

  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-5 rounded-2xl border border-stone-200 bg-white p-5">
      <svg viewBox="0 0 120 120" className="h-28 w-28 -rotate-90" aria-label="Customer mix donut chart">
        {segments.map((segment, index) => (
          <circle key={segment.label} cx="60" cy="60" r="42" fill="none" strokeWidth="18" strokeDasharray={`${segment.value} 100`} strokeDashoffset={segment.offset} className={`${segment.color} transition-opacity duration-500 ${active ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-20'}`} style={{ transitionDelay: `${index * 120}ms` }} />
        ))}
      </svg>
      <div className="space-y-2 text-sm text-stone-600">
        {segments.map((segment) => <div key={segment.label}>{segment.label}: {segment.value}%</div>)}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

Related Effects

Progress Ring

A circular SVG ring that visually fills its stroke perimeter based on a percentage value, moving smoothly as progress updates.

Chart Bar Growth

Bar charts that animate from a height of zero up to their final data value upon entering the screen, making the data feel impactful.

Data Tweening

When filtering or changing datasets, SVG lines or pie slices seamlessly morph from one shape to the next instead of snapping instantly.