# Display tooltip as label on switch node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-tooltip-as-label-on-switch-node/100072>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [2 January 2026 13:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-tooltip-as-label-on-switch-node/100072 "2026-01-02T13:38:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![zfox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zfox/32/105236_2.png) [@zfox](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zfox)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2026 13:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-tooltip-as-label-on-switch-node/100072/1 "2026-01-02T13:38:26Z")

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I want to show the tooltips/output names/conditons on the switch node as a label.  
Visual example:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/3/53403d64dca953c6d70dc5190a79956b1506c25e.png)

How can this be achieved in the GUI Editor?

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2026 14:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-tooltip-as-label-on-switch-node/100072/2 "2026-01-02T14:01:22Z")

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Welcome to the forum @zfox

Have you spotted that hovering over the node's outputs will show the condition that the output meets?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/1/c1289d37ceebd71a20dc68b58c684b9b1d507c0d.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/0/00df1858dbbb9e50f6a0e6e850ef665f7c8c3f0a.png)

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**Author:** ![zfox](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zfox/32/105236_2.png) [@zfox](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zfox)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2026 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-tooltip-as-label-on-switch-node/100072/3 "2026-01-02T14:15:38Z")

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Yes, I have spotted that tooltip. However I'd like to always display something like this tooltip, regardless of mouse position

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**Author:** ![Sean-McG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sean-mcg/32/54677_2.png) [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Post date:** [2 January 2026 15:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-tooltip-as-label-on-switch-node/100072/4 "2026-01-02T15:49:35Z")

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> [@zfox](#):
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> How can this be achieved in the GUI Editor?

Unfortunately that is not possible. You could achieve something like this

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/4/644701af34030cf13c597f11619c49e1fa23d872.png)  
by using a newline in the node name field - **test\n test2\n test3**

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [3 January 2026 06:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-tooltip-as-label-on-switch-node/100072/5 "2026-01-03T06:24:51Z")

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I usually use a name for the switch with a question mark.

'output ?'  
'color ?'  
'device ?'

it gives a clear indication (to me) what the switch condition is looking for and it is limited to. I know that doesn't help you in your question, but just a tip as it makes flows much more readable. (would recommend to rename all nodes in similar fashion)

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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:** [3 April 2026 06:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/display-tooltip-as-label-on-switch-node/100072/6 "2026-04-03T06:25:13Z")

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