Simple Bar Chart with Labels

Bar chart with text labels. Apply scale padding to make the frame cover the labels.

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Vega-Lite JSON Specification

{
  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v4.json",
  "description": "Bar chart with text labels. Apply scale padding to make the frame cover the labels.",
  "data": {
    "values": [
      {"a": "A", "b": 28},
      {"a": "B", "b": 55},
      {"a": "C", "b": 43}
    ]
  },
  "encoding": {
    "y": {"field": "a", "type": "nominal"},
    "x": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative", "scale": {"padding": 10}}
  },
  "layer": [{
    "mark": "bar"
  }, {
    "mark": {
      "type": "text",
      "align": "left",
      "baseline": "middle",
      "dx": 3
    },
    "encoding": {
      "text": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"}
    }
  }]
}