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# Stacked Horizontal Bar

A **stacked horizontal bar chart** shows the composition of each category in a stacked bar, with each segment representing a sub-category. The bars are oriented horizontally so it's useful when there are lot's of labels or when the labels are very lengthy.

Using the same data as the stacked bar example:

```python
s.plt.stacked_horizontal_bar(
    data=pd.read_csv('file.csv'), x="Segment", order=0,
    x_axis_name='Distribution and weight of the Drivers',
)
```

<figure><img src="/files/SmuSyBJwMQzWb81HqJwJ" alt=""><figcaption><p>Horizontal stacked bar</p></figcaption></figure>

## Variants

By setting the parameter `variant` to the following values the appearance of the chart can be changed:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Clean" %}

<figure><img src="/files/XCubYZiyJDOAYgwUWocG" alt=""><figcaption><p>variant="clean"</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Minimal" %}

<figure><img src="/files/KtjKZFZwVNP9j52lUHKu" alt=""><figcaption><p>variant="minimal"</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Thin" %}

<figure><img src="/files/DoWQVruLOnbWKKXiYCo0" alt=""><figcaption><p>variant="thin"</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Clean Thin" %}

<figure><img src="/files/HwvwHfW6Ulp5v8BzN1wZ" alt=""><figcaption><p>variant="clean thin"</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Minimal Thin" %}

<figure><img src="/files/6riVwtVi2m9VVD7vAnMr" alt=""><figcaption><p>variant="minimal thin"</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Shadow" %}

<figure><img src="/files/LGpWZggkDY2jGVhmU9FN" alt=""><figcaption><p>variant="shadow"</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Clean Shadow" %}

<figure><img src="/files/rYipELBmq46HTlxKWU4z" alt=""><figcaption><p>variant="clean shadow"</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Minimal Shadow" %}

<figure><img src="/files/s1V1JU7DlocM2p9iXkU4" alt=""><figcaption><p>variant="minimal shadow"</p></figcaption></figure>
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

{% hint style="info" %}

### Featured Content

[Changing the Menu Path](/dev/building-web-app/menu/changing-the-menu-path.md)\
The `menu_path` can be modified.<br>

[Using the Grid](/dev/building-web-app/grid/using-the-grid.md)

It is possible to use any number of rows.
{% endhint %}


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