# Retention chart

Retention chart are a great way to visualize cohorts

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### **Chart usage**

You must select two metrics to use the retention chart :&#x20;

* The first metric is the cohort value, for example the retained users
* The second metric is the cohort size, for example the total number of users in a cohort

You should also select two dimensions  to use the retention chart :&#x20;

* The first dimension is the cohort label, this will be placed vertically
* The second dimension is the step in the cohort, the will be placed as a column

In order to have ordered dimensions you should provide alphabetically ordereable dimension values, for example : &#x20;

Cohort labels:

```
2024-01, 2024-02, 2024-03, 2024-04, ...
```

Cohort steps:

```
Month 00, Month 01, Month 02, Month 03, ...
```

### **Chart characteristics**

* Number of metrics : 2
* Number of dimensions : 2


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