Another way to customize the chart is by using plugins. You can employ plugins created by other developers or create your own. The tutorial demonstrates how to create an ad-hoc one that adds a border to the chart. src/draw.jsconst chartAreaBorder = { id: "chartAreaBorder", beforeDraw(chart, args, options) { const { ctx, chartArea: { left, top, width, height }, } = chart; ctx.save(); ctx.strokeStyle = options.borderColor; ctx.lineWidth = options.borderWidth; ctx.setLineDash(options.borderDash || []); ctx.lineDashOffset = options.borderDashOffset; ctx.strokeRect(left, top, width, height); ctx.restore(); }, }; (async function () { const data = []; new Chart(document.getElementById("draw"), { type: "bar", plugins: [chartAreaBorder], options: { aspectRatio: 1, scales: { x: { stacked: true }, y: { max: 40, ticks: { callback: (value) => `${value} times` } }, }, plugins: { chartAreaBorder: { borderColor: "red", borderWidth: 2, borderDash: [5, 5], borderDashOffset: 2, }, }, }, })(); References put some references