# Bullet chart

The bullet chart displays a gauge with extended options. Bullet charts can be used to visualize and compare performance of a measure to a target value and to a qualitative scale, such as poor, average, and good.

[Bullet Chart](https://play.vidyard.com/S8DyEnNmVuaC15pnuuWDzj)

In a bullet chart you need one measure, which determines the length of the bar.

You can also add a dimension. This will show one gauge for every dimension value. If you do not define a dimension, the chart will show a single gauge.

Example:

A bullet chart showing sales performance for each value of the dimension (quarter)

A bullet chart showing sales performance for each value of the dimension (quarter)

A bullet chart showing sales performance for each value of the dimension (quarter)  
![Bullet chart visualization.](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Resources/Images/ex_gen_bullet_chart.png)

The example shows a bullet chart with sales performance for each quarter. It also shows the performance relative to target and performance range, which are different for each quarter.

## When to use the bullet chart

Bullet charts let you compare and measure performance with more enriched information than a common gauge. This is helpful when comparing performance according to a target and a simple performance rating. For example: you can show how sales relate to a target value, and in context of poor, good, and stretched performance.

## Limitations

When coloring by dimension is used in this chart, a maximum of 100 unique dimension values and 100 unique colors can be plotted on the legend.

## Learn more

* [Creating bullet charts](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/cloud-services/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Visualizations/BulletChart/create-bullet-charts.htm)