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The seriesDefaults notes configuration.

<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
$("#chart").kendoChart({
    series: [{
        type: "column",
        data: [1, 2, 3],
        notes: {
            data: [{
                value: 2,
                text: "Peak"
            }]
        }
    }],
    seriesDefaults: {
        notes: {
            icon: {
                background: "#ff6800"
            }
        }
    }
});
</script>

The icon of the notes.

<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
$("#chart").kendoChart({
    series: [{
        type: "column",
        data: [1, 2, 3],
        notes: {
            data: [{
                value: 2,
                text: "Peak"
            }]
        }
    }],
    seriesDefaults: {
        notes: {
            icon: {
                background: "#ff6800",
                border: {
                    color: "#000",
                    width: 2
                }
            }
        }
    }
});
</script>

The label of the notes.

<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
$("#chart").kendoChart({
    series: [{
        type: "column",
        data: [1, 2, 3],
        notes: {
            data: [{
                value: 2,
                text: "Peak"
            }]
        }
    }],
    seriesDefaults: {
        notes: {
            label: {
                background: "#ff6800",
                color: "#fff"
            }
        }
    }
});
</script>

The line of the notes.

<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
$("#chart").kendoChart({
    series: [{
        type: "column",
        data: [1, 2, 3],
        notes: {
            data: [{
                value: 2,
                text: "Peak"
            }]
        }
    }],
    seriesDefaults: {
        notes: {
            line: {
                color: "#ff6800",
                width: 2
            }
        }
    }
});
</script>

A function that can be used to create a custom visual for the notes. The available argument fields are:

  • rect - the kendo.geometry.Rect that defines the note target rect.
  • options - the note options.
  • createVisual - a function that can be used to get the default visual.
  • category - the category of the note point.
  • dataItem - the dataItem of the note point.
  • value - the value of the note point.
  • sender - the chart instance.
  • series - the series of the note point.
  • text - the note text.
<div id="chart"></div>
<script>
  $("#chart").kendoChart({
    dataSource: {
      data: [{
        value: 1,
        noteText: "A"
      }]
    },
    series: [{
      field: "value",
      noteTextField: "noteText"
    }],
    seriesDefaults: {
      notes: {
        visual: function (e) {
          var targetPoint = { x: e.rect.center().x, y: e.rect.origin.y };
          var line = new kendo.drawing.Path()
          .moveTo(targetPoint.x, targetPoint.y)
          .lineTo(targetPoint.x, targetPoint.y - 10);
          var circle = new kendo.drawing.Circle(new kendo.geometry.Circle([targetPoint.x, targetPoint.y - 30], 20), {
            fill: {
              color: "red"
            }
          });

          var text = new kendo.drawing.Text(e.text);
          var bbox = text.bbox();
          text.position([targetPoint.x - 20 + (40 - bbox.width()) / 2, targetPoint.y - 50 + (40 - bbox.height()) / 2]);
          return new kendo.drawing.Group().append(line, circle, text);
        }
      }
    }
  });
</script>