YouTipHighcharts Pie Basic
# Highcharts Basic Pie Chart
[Highcharts Pie Chart](#)
The following example demonstrates a basic pie chart.
We have already learned the basic Highcharts configuration syntax in previous chapters. Next, let's look at other configurations.
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## Configuration
### series Configuration
Set the `type` property of `series` to `pie`. `series.type` describes the data series type. The default value is "line".
var series = { type: 'pie'};
### Example
Filename: highcharts_pie_basic.htm
$(document).ready(function() { var chart = { plotBackgroundColor: null, plotBorderWidth: null, plotShadow: false }; var title = { text: '2014 Browser Market Share' }; var tooltip = { pointFormat: '{series.name}: {point.percentage:.1f}%' }; var plotOptions = { pie: { allowPointSelect: true, cursor: 'pointer', dataLabels: { enabled: true, format: '{point.name}%: {point.percentage:.1f} %', style: { color: (Highcharts.theme && Highcharts.theme.contrastTextColor) || 'black' } } } }; var series= [{ type: 'pie', name: 'Browser share', data: [ ['Firefox', 45.0], ['IE', 26.8], { name: 'Chrome', y: 12.8, sliced: true, selected: true }, ['Safari', 8.5], ['Opera', 6.2], ['Others', 0.7] ] }]; var json = {}; json.chart = chart; json.title = title; json.tooltip = tooltip; json.series = series; json.plotOptions = plotOptions; $('#container').highcharts(json); });
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The output of the above example is:
[Highcharts Pie Chart](#)