# Apache ECharts 5.6.0

- Product: Apache ECharts (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/echarts)
- Vendor: Apache
- Date: 2024-12-28
- Version: 5.6.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/apache/echarts/releases/tag/5.6.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/echarts/releases/5.6.0

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- **added** — Support styling region in original GeoJSON data for geo/map components
- **added** — Support regions[].silent option for geo/map components
- **added** — Support tooltip for axis label
- **added** — Add isTruncated state property for Text element
- **added** — Add new emphasis focus strategy 'relative' for sunburst to highlight ancestor and descendant nodes
- **added** — Add showMinLine / showMaxLine option for splitLine on axis
- **added** — Add handleLabel.show option for dataZoom
- **added** — Add silent option for dayLabel/monthLabel/yearLabel in calendar
- **added** — Add cursor option for treemap
- **added** — Add aria.data.excludeDimensionId to exclude specific dimensions in aria-label
- **added** — Add role="img" to chart container element for accessibility
- **added** — Add Swedish (SV) translation
- **added** — Add Persian (FA) translation
- **changed** — Improve pt-BR translation
- **fixed** — Reduce runtime memory cost in line series
- **fixed** — Fix areaStyle skewing in stepped line series and incorrect connectNull behavior
- **fixed** — Add back missing support for non-normal states in candlestick series since v5.0.0
- **fixed** — Fix legend action is not isolated from other legend components
- **fixed** — Fix borderColor hides bar color with large data
- **fixed** — Fix zero value flipping for different axes in pictorial series
- **fixed** — Fix cursor is still pointer when selectedMode is disabled in visualMap

+ [Feature] [geo] [map] Support styling region in original GeoJSON data. [#20564](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20564) ([plainheart](https://github.com/plainheart))
+ [Feature] [geo] [map] Support `regions[].silent` option. [#20566](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20566) ([Ovilia](https://github.com/Ovilia))
+ [Feature] [axis] Support tooltip for axis label. [#16315](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/16315) ([plainheart](https://github.com/plainheart))
+ [Feature] [text] Add `isTruncated` state property for `Text` element. [#1101](https://github.com/ecomfe/zrender/pull/1101) ([100pah](https://github.com/100Pah))
+ [Feature] [sunburst] Add new emphasis focus strategy `'relative'` for highlighting ancestor and descendant nodes. [#20399](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20399) ([sz-p](https://github.com/sz-p))
+ [Feature] [axis] Add `showMinLine` / `showMaxLine` option for `splitLine`. [#20114](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20114) ([adaelixir](https://github.com/adaelixir))
+ [Feature] [dataZoom] Add `handleLabel.show` option. [#20082](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20082) ([Ovilia](https://github.com/Ovilia))
+ [Feature] [calendar] Add `silent` option for `dayLabel`/`monthLabel`/`yearLabel`. [#20492](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20492) ([plainheart](https://github.com/plainheart))
+ [Feature] [treemap] Add `cursor` option. [#20113](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20113) ([adaelixir](https://github.com/adaelixir))
+ [Feature] [aria] Add `aria.data.excludeDimensionId` to exclude specific dimensions in aria-label. [#20218](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20218) ([semla](https://github.com/semla))
+ [Feature] [aria] Add `role="img"` to chart container element. [#20050](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20050) ([ViniciusCestarii](https://github.com/ViniciusCestarii))
+ [Feature] [i18n] Add Swedish(SV) translation [#20227](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20227) ([NajamShehzad](https://github.com/NajamShehzad))
+ [Feature] [i18n] Add Persian(FA) translation. [#20312](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20312) ([Ayazadeh](https://github.com/Ayazadeh))
+ [Feature] [i18n] Improve pt-BR translation. [#20348](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20348) ([ViniciusCestarii](https://github.com/ViniciusCestarii))
+ [Fix] [line] Reduce runtime memory cost. [#20161](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20161) ([plainheart](https://github.com/plainheart))
+ [Fix] [line] Fix `areaStyle` skewing in stepped line series and incorrect `connectNull` behavior [#20092](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20092) ([Ovilia](https://github.com/Ovilia))
+ [Fix] [candlestick] Add back missing support for non-normal states since v5.0.0. [#20105](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20105) ([plainheart](https://github.com/plainheart))
+ [Fix] [legend] Fix legend action is not isolated from other legend components. [#20129](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20129) ([plainheart](https://github.com/plainheart))
+ [Fix] [bar] Fix borderColor hides bar color with large data. [#20465](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20465) ([DevitX](https://github.com/DevitX))
+ [Fix] [pictorial] Fix zero value flipping for different axes. [#20557](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20557) ([Ovilia](https://github.com/Ovilia))
+ [Fix] [visualMap] Fix cursor is still pointer when `selectedMode` is disabled. [#20551](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20551) ([sz-p](https://github.com/sz-p))
+ [Fix] [visualMap] Fix label collides with horizontal visualMap. [#20249](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20249) ([WojciechKrakowiak](https://github.com/WojciechKrakowiak))
+ [Fix] [tooltip] Fix potential NPE when setting option with `notMerge` strategy. [#20435](https://github.com/apache/echarts/issues/20435) ([ktx-abhay](https://github.com/ktx-abhay))
+ [Fix] [tooltip] Fix tooltip `textStyle.lineHeight` does not work

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