<s>
A	O
sparkline	B-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
small	O
line	O
chart	O
,	O
typically	O
drawn	O
without	O
axes	O
or	O
coordinates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparklines	B-Application
are	O
small	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
embedded	O
in	O
text	O
,	O
or	O
several	O
sparklines	B-Application
may	O
be	O
grouped	O
together	O
as	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
small	B-Application
multiple	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
typical	O
chart	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
show	O
as	O
much	O
data	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
text	O
,	O
sparklines	B-Application
are	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
succinct	O
,	O
memorable	O
,	O
and	O
located	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
discussed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
earliest	O
known	O
implementation	O
of	O
sparklines	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
sparkline	B-Application
itself	O
was	O
introduced	O
by	O
Edward	O
Tufte	O
for	O
"	O
small	O
,	O
high	O
resolution	O
graphics	O
embedded	O
in	O
a	O
context	O
of	O
words	O
,	O
numbers	O
,	O
images	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tufte	O
described	O
sparklines	B-Application
as	O
"	O
data-intense	O
,	O
design-simple	O
,	O
word-sized	O
graphics	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
employees	O
filed	O
a	O
patent	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
sparklines	B-Application
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
January	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
MultiRacio	O
Ltd	O
.	O
published	O
an	O
OpenOffice.org	B-Application
extension	I-Application
"	O
EuroOffice	O
Sparkline	B-Application
"	O
to	O
insert	O
sparklines	B-Application
in	O
OpenOffice.org	B-Application
Calc	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
developer	O
Tomaž	O
Vajngerl	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
implementation	O
of	O
sparkline	B-Application
for	O
LibreOffice	B-Application
Calc	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
support	O
to	O
import	O
sparklines	B-Application
from	O
OOXML	B-Operating_System
Workbook	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
landed	O
at	O
7.4	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sparklines	B-Application
are	O
frequently	O
used	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
text	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
:	O
The	O
Dow	O
Jones	O
Industrial	O
Average	O
for	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2006	O
alt	O
=	O
sparkline	B-Application
which	O
illustrates	O
the	O
fluctuations	O
in	O
the	O
Down	O
Jones	O
index	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
2006|100px	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sparkline	B-Application
should	O
be	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
height	O
as	O
the	O
text	O
around	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tufte	O
offers	O
some	O
useful	O
design	O
principles	O
for	O
the	O
sizing	O
of	O
sparklines	B-Application
to	O
maximize	O
their	O
readability	O
.	O
</s>
