# Increasing the Width Size of the Candle Body

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To make the width for the body of the candle chart wider, specify a larger value for the [Size](/componentone/api/win/online-chart2d/dotnet-framework-api/C1.Win.C1Chart.4.8/C1.Win.C1Chart.ChartSymbolStyle.Size.html) property like in the following code. Note, that the default value for the body width of the candle is 5.

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To write code in Visual Basic

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```vbnet
c1Chart1.ChartGroups(0).ChartData.SeriesList(0).ChartSymbolStyle.Size = 10
```

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To write code in C#

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```csharp
c1Chart1.ChartGroups[0].ChartData.SeriesList[0].ChartSymbolStyle.Size = 10;
```

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## See Also

[Creating a Fill Color for Rising Candles](/componentone/docs/win/online-chart2d/chartforwinformstask/candlecharttasks/creatingafillcolorfo)