Cheatsheets | the R Graph Gallery

Tidyverse

Four cheatsheets provided by Posit about the tidyverse. You can find some more on their official website (link).

ggplot2

A cheatsheet for quickly recalling the key functions and arguments of the ggplot2 library.

tidyr

A cheatsheet for quickly recalling the key functions and arguments of the tidyr library.

dplyr

A cheatsheet for quickly recalling the key functions and arguments of the dplyr library.

readr

A cheatsheet for quickly recalling the key functions and arguments of the readr library.

Data Visualization

Not sure which chart type is best for your data?

The Data To Viz project is a decision tree that guides you to the right choice. Simply describe your data format, and it will suggest the most suitable chart types.

The poster below visualizes the entire decision tree.

Data To Viz

A decision tree leading you to the most appropriate chart type for your dataset

Picking one color with R

There are 5 main methods to call a color in R. Click the buttons below to see a description of them

Name rgb() Number Hex code

Name → The most common method is to call a color by its name. R offers about 657 color names. You can read all of them using colors().

rgb() → The rgb() function allows to build a color using a quantity of red, green and blue. An additionnal parameter is available to set the transparency. All parameters ranged from 0 to 1.

Number → Also possible to call a function by its number. For instance, if you need the color number 143, use `colors()[143]`.

Hex code → All colors can be defined by their hex code. A hex code looks like this: #69b3a2. To find the hex code of your dream, visit this color picker.

Pick a color

Base R

base R

A cheatsheet for quickly recalling the key functions and arguments of the base R library.

Parameters reminder

A cheatsheet to quickly reminder what option to use with what value to customize your chart.

Base R margins

A post dedicated to margin management in base R.

Cheatsheet base R

A cheatsheet to remember a few chart parameters.