Ridgeline chart | the R Graph Gallery

The ggridges package.

In term of code, a ridgeline chart is simply a set of many density plots. Thus, starting by learning the basics of density chart is probably a good idea.

Most basic ridgeline

The most basic ridgeline plot you can build with the ridgelines R package.

Distribution shape

Custom the distribution shape, here applying a histogram shape using binning.

Color gradient

Apply a color gradient to the chart. Makes the color scaled to the numeric variable.

Best examples

The gallery tries to find and show the best examples of ridgeline charts, and how to reproduce them. Here are some examples:

Ridgeline plot with inside plot and annotations

This example shows how to add an inside plot and annotations to a ridgeline chart built with ggplot2.

Double ridgeline plot

Discover how to combine two ridgeline plots into a single graphic with ggplot2