# Gauge Indicator The gauge indicator uses an indicator and a gauge chart and joins them with a [bentobox](https://docs.shimoku.com/dev/elements/charts/indicators/broken-reference). {% hint style="info" %} Each gauge indicator creates a gauge component and an indicator component, so it uses two positions in the grid, the next component has to the the order+2. {% endhint %} ## The Method To Use The method is `s.plt.gauge_indicator()` It must contain the following input variables: ```python order: int value: int ``` Accepts the following input variables as optional: ```python title: Optional[str] # Title that shows in the left description: Optional[str] # Text that shows below the title rows_size: Optional[int] # How many rows does it occupy, by default = 1 cols_size: Optional[int] # How many columns does it occupy, by default = 6 color: Union[str, int] # Color of the gauge ``` ## Examples When we execute this example: 
s.plt.gauge_indicator(
    order=0,
    value=42,
    title="Gauge Indicator",
    description="composite chart",
)
s.plt.gauge_indicator(
    order=2,
    value=24,
    title="Gauge Indicator",
    description="composite chart",
    color=2
)

Gauge indicators

In case we don't have a static limit on how many gauge indicators we have, the following pattern can be useful: ```python import random order = 0 for i in range(random.randint(1, 5)): s.plt.gauge_indicator( order=order, title=f'Gauge Indicatior {i}', description='random gauge indicators', value=random.randint(0, 100), color=random.randint(0, 10), ) order += 2 # Use the variable order for the next chart ``` One possible result of executing the previous code is:

Random gauge indicators