Each icon represents one unit of something, e.g., one person.
Synonyms
- Unit
- Pictograph
- Isotype
Resources
Icon Array
Each icon represents one unit of something.
Description
Functions
Examples
- One-fifth of Americans say they attended a political rally in the past two years
- If the world was 100 people…
- America’s most congested cities
- Key races: House and Senate
- These six non-states’ population is roughly the same as that of the six least-populous states
- Hearing from those we seek to help: Nonprofit practices and perspectives in beneficiary feedback
- Fired/Rehired
- If the U.S. had 100 people: Charting Americans’ religious affiliations
- Number of white men in the first cabinet of each president
- Number of Syrian teens who have been to the hospital in the past year
- Religious affiliations of House and Senate members
- Americans who rely on smartphones for internet access
- Number of female Senators
- Presidential pardons
- Wealthy donors’ giving patterns to universities
- Number of female Board members
Example Chart
