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# Introduction

The Powerviz [Sunburst Chart](https://powerviz.ai/sunburst) is a fully dynamic visual that is used for displaying a **hierarchy-structured dataset**. In a hierarchy dataset, you can add multiple categories from top to bottom levels, where the top category is parent and the rest are child nodes. Powerviz Sunburst chart is a **Power BI custom visual** available at [AppSource](https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/power-bi-visuals/truvizinc1674781244292.sunburst-chart-by-powerviz?exp=ubp8\&tab=Overview). It allows you to control the size, shape, design, interactions, and more. Sunburst charts can also replace radial trees, treemaps, and packed circles.

This documentation will help you get started with Sunburst Visual by explaining everything you need to know about it. If you're new to our site, check out the [visual library](https://powerviz.ai/visuals) for other visuals that meet your requirements.

Powerviz Sunburst chart highlights include:

* Variety of <mark style="background-color:yellow;">display styles</mark> and custom angles.
* Multiple <mark style="background-color:yellow;">color schemes</mark> and 30+ color palettes.
* Control over arcs, <mark style="background-color:yellow;">labels</mark>, and patterns.
* Add icons, text, measure, and images to the <mark style="background-color:yellow;">center circle</mark>.
* <mark style="background-color:yellow;">Conditional formatting</mark> and <mark style="background-color:yellow;">ranking</mark> are supported.
* Power BI features like cross-filtering, custom tooltip, bookmark are available.
* In additional features, <mark style="background-color:yellow;">grid view</mark> and <mark style="background-color:yellow;">annotations</mark> are offered.

Follow this guide to have an in-depth view of Powerviz Sunburst visual. To know more about other Powerviz visuals and slicers, visit our [library](https://powerviz.ai/visuals) or [contact us](https://powerviz.ai/contactus) directly for a demo.

### Examples[​](https://docs.powerviz.ai/sunburst-introduction#examples) <a href="#examples" id="examples"></a>

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