# Add Color and text to a cell in ui-table

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [15 December 2020 23:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554 "2020-12-15T23:22:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![dpatel2016](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dpatel2016/32/33730_2.png) [@dpatel2016](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dpatel2016)\
**Post date:** [15 December 2020 23:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554/1 "2020-12-15T23:22:42Z")

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How would you add a background color and text in a cell in ui-table

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2020 00:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554/2 "2020-12-16T00:35:29Z")

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Hi @dpatel2016

[Search](https://discourse.nodered.org/search?q=table%20background%20color) and you will find 🙂

[Example](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/the-colorization-of-ui-table-is-kicking-me-in-the-head/29625/9)

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**Author:** ![dpatel2016](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dpatel2016/32/33730_2.png) [@dpatel2016](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dpatel2016)\
**Post date:** [16 December 2020 00:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554/3 "2020-12-16T00:48:33Z")

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I have done the color part but I could not add text with color in the background. I want to change the color and text based on the input value. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Christian-Me](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/christian-me/32/10774_2.png) [@Christian-Me](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Christian-Me)\
**Post date:** [19 December 2020 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554/4 "2020-12-19T15:44:42Z")

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Perhaps take a look at the ui-table example (think it is called ui\_control). I’m shure there is a cell formatted by it’s value  
(Burger menu/import/examples)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [18 January 2021 15:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-color-and-text-to-a-cell-in-ui-table/37554/5 "2021-01-18T15:44:54Z")

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