How to Create Custom Charts in Your Notion: A Step-by-Step Guide

    Updated: April 6, 2026

    Custom charts can elevate your Notion page, making it an invaluable tool for tracking, visualizing, and analyzing your data. By integrating custom charts with your Notion database, you can identify trends and make informed decisions with ease. This comprehensive guide walks you through the process of creating and embedding custom charts into your Notion page.

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    Step 1: Add a New Chart #

    Open your workspace page and click Add chart in the Charts section. You can also click Add new → Chart from the dashboard, or Add chart on the full chart list (View all in the Charts section). chart page

    In the Create chart window:

    • Workspace: Already selected. If you only have one workspace it's shown as plain text; with several, pick one from the list.
    • Notion Database: Pre-selected with the workspace's primary database (marked Default). Pick a different database from the list if this chart should read from another one.

    Note: If your Notion database does not appear immediately, wait a moment. Right after you connect Notion or share a new page, NotionStats shows "Please wait while we load your databases…" and keeps checking on its own. You can also click the refresh icon next to the list. If nothing shows up, use Couldn't find your database? → Share access in Notion. It is normal and does not mean you did anything wrong.

    Click Continue to open the chart editor. Chart modal

    Step 2: Select Your Chart #

    The chart editor has a Templates section, a Settings section, and a Chart Preview section.

    Templates Section #

    Here you'll find several quick templates that you can use directly.

    Chart Preview Section #

    As you configure the settings, the chart updates in real time, allowing you to refine it. Once you're happy with it, click Save chart. The first save creates the chart and you stay in the editor. From then on, every change is saved automatically: the top bar shows Saving… and then All changes saved, so there is no Save button to press again.

    Pick a template, change the chart type, and the preview updates as you go. Then click Save chart.

    Settings Section (optional) #

    • You can edit the template here or create your own chart with custom settings.

    • The following settings are available:

    • Chart Type: Select the type of chart you want to create.

    • Name: Enter a name for your chart.

    • Label: Add a label for the values displayed on your chart.

    • X-Axis Options: Select fields like date, checkbox, select, or title from your Notion database.

    • Y-Axis Options: Choose numerical fields for the y-axis.

    • Advanced Options:

      • Enable the "Cumulative" radio button to accumulate y-axis values. When selected, a Starting Value input field appears for setting the initial value.

    Click Back to charts when you're done. Your chart now appears in the Charts section of your workspace page and on the chart list.

    Chart modal

    Step 3: Embed the Chart in Notion #

    Click Copy embed link (in the editor, or the copy icon on the chart's card) and paste the embed URL into your Notion page:

    1. In Notion, directly paste the link.
    2. click Embed
    3. Resize the embed as needed

    Copy the embed link, paste it into Notion, and choose Embed.

    Why Custom Charts in Notion Matter #

    Creating custom charts allows you to analyze your data visually, track performance trends, and make data-driven decisions. With features like cumulative charts and real-time previews, your Notion journal becomes a powerful analytics tool.

    Optimize your workflows today by following this guide and take your Notion analytics to the next level!