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Vishwas R @vishwas-r

Highlighting Weekends & Holidays With CanvasJS StripLines

Highlighting weekends/holidays on charts with CanvasJS helps users understand seasonal vs exceptional fluctuations. Use stripLines to dynamically shade specific date ranges, keeping charts clean & contextual.

Visualizing time-series data - such as financial charts, project timelines, or event trackers - often requires contextual markers like weekends or holidays to improve insights. CanvasJS charts offer the flexibility to dynamically highlight specific date ranges using stripLines.


  
  
  Why Highlight Weekends/Holidays?

Highlighting weekends or holidays on a chart can serve various purposes:

  Weekends often have predictable patterns (e.g., reduced sales or web traffic).
  Holidays can cause atypical spikes or drops in data.
  Highlighting these days helps users understand whether fluctuatio...