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Circles with D3

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CCurran Kelleher
Last edited Nov 4, 2026
Created on Jan 9, 2024

This example shows a set of seven colorful circles scattered across an SVG canvas, each with a distinct size, position, and fill color at 70% opacity. It demonstrates core D3.js v7 concepts including data binding, the General Update Pattern, and method chaining via `select`, `selectAll`, `data`, and `join` to render `circle` elements. The visualization uses static, data-driven coordinates and colors defined in a JavaScript array, rendered through an HTML import map loading D3 from a CDN. The code also showcases the `join` API for creating SVG circles within a container sized to the viewport.

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Creating circles with D3.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4DEx2M0auMc?si=BYYkU4yT6msucT9H" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> # Challenge
  • Fork this example
  • Modify it
  • Maybe make it Halloween themed
  • Maybe make it Christmas themed
  • Be creative