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Distribution · Density across two dimensions

Added from Insert on the editor’s rail; configure it in Card settings, in its Data and Format tabs.

A grid of two dimensions with color encoding the measure — weekday × hour activity, product × region performance. Patterns pop that tables hide.

Well Accepts Notes
X Axis dimension
Y Axis dimension
Value measure drives the cell color

Click a field in the Fields list, or drop it on the chart, and it goes to the well that fits it — see where a field goes. To choose the well yourself, drop the field on it or use its + Add field.

Measure wells carry a quick-calc dropdown (running total, YoY %, % of total, …); SquareX measures are listed with the fields, under Measures.