var WIDTH = 800; var HEIGHT = 600; var runs = [ { id: 1, date: '10/1/2017', distance: 5.2 }, { id: 2, date: '10/2/2017', distance: 6.4 }, { id: 3, date: '10/3/2017', distance: 8.7 } ] d3.select('svg') .style('width', WIDTH) .style('height', HEIGHT);