Legend
Definition

A legend is an area of a diagram (graph) that identifies colors or patterns assigned to categories from a table.

A legend is usually used when there are a large number of categories in a table.


Example

Given the table of information below, one possible circle graph is shown without a legend.

Circle graph example without a legend

Using the same table of information, another possible circle graph is shown below with a legend.

Circle graph example with a legend

The legend portion of the diagram is shown below.

Legend