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layout: page
title: Highcharts
permalink: /guides/workflows/highcharts/
parent: Workflows
grand_parent: Guides
nav_order: 5
description: >-
  Learn how to convert Highcharts.js charts to an image (png, jpg) with HTML/CSS to Image.
---
# Image charts with Highcharts.js
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Learn how to include external assets when generating images.

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You can generate images of charts using Highcharts.js + the HTML/CSS to Image API.

{% cloudinary /assets/images/chart.jpeg alt="Highcharts.js image auto generated with HTML/CSS to Image" %}


### Example HTML

The HCTI API supports JavaScript. Load in highcharts.js via a script tag in your HTML.

```html
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/highcharts.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/modules/series-label.js"></script>

<div id="container"></div>

<script>  
Highcharts.chart('container', {
  chart: {
    animation: false
  },
  title: {
    text: 'Solar Employment Growth by Sector, 2010-2016'
  },

  subtitle: {
    text: 'Source: thesolarfoundation.com'
  },

  yAxis: {

    title: {
      text: 'Number of Employees'
    }
  },
  legend: {
    layout: 'vertical',
    align: 'right',
    verticalAlign: 'middle'
  },

  plotOptions: {
    series: {
      animation: false,
      label: {
        connectorAllowed: false
      },
      pointStart: 2010
    }
  },

  series: [{
    name: 'Installation',
    data: [43934, 52503, 57177, 69658, 97031, 119931, 137133, 154175]
  }, {
    name: 'Manufacturing',
    data: [24916, 24064, 29742, 29851, 32490, 30282, 38121, 40434]
  }, {
    name: 'Sales & Distribution',
    data: [11744, 17722, 16005, 19771, 20185, 24377, 32147, 39387]
  }, {
    name: 'Project Development',
    data: [null, null, 7988, 12169, 15112, 22452, 34400, 34227]
  }, {
    name: 'Other',
    data: [12908, 5948, 8105, 11248, 8989, 11816, 18274, 18111]
  }],

  responsive: {
    rules: [{
      condition: {
        maxWidth: 500
      },
      chartOptions: {
        legend: {
          layout: 'horizontal',
          align: 'center',
          verticalAlign: 'bottom'
        }
      }
    }]
  }
});
</script>
```

{% include hint.md title="Disable animations" text="Be sure to disable animation when rendering your chart. Otherwise, you may see a partial render of the chart. " %}

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