# Is there any way to show the switch node labels?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854
**Category:** General
**Created:** [6 February 2022 02:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854 "2022-02-06T02:36:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@xxKeoxx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xxKeoxx)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 02:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/1 "2022-02-06T02:36:47Z")
I am trying to find a way to show a label for each output from a switch. Right now its tough to see the path of a flow through a switch without opening the switch node in edit mode.
Any advice on how to do that?
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### Author:  [@LosinIt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LosinIt)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 02:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/2 "2022-02-06T02:44:29Z")
Just hover the cursor over the output and a tooltip will pop up.
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### Author:  [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 04:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/3 "2022-02-06T04:12:17Z")
the text that appears on hovering over the outputs can also be customised in the Edit Properties in the _appearance_ tab.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 10:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/4 "2022-02-06T10:59:32Z")
You can also approximate it by using the name with embedded newlines. I normally add a number to make things clear.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 11:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/5 "2022-02-06T11:03:51Z")
I do the same 🙂
@xxKeoxx Set the label to `1. Less than 4 \n 2. Otherwise`
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 11:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/6 "2022-02-06T11:22:42Z")
That is clever, I like that.
I feel the urge to go through all my flows doing that.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 12:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/7 "2022-02-06T12:52:14Z")
I only do it if the logic isn't otherwise obvious. Not for everything.
Of course, this does yet again raise the question of wire labelling. I know this has been raised in the past but then the context was that wires don't have any metadata associated with them.
But this makes me think: could the port labels have an option that shows them permanently - possibly overlaid on the wires? That way, no change to the wire data is needed.
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### Author:  [@xxKeoxx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xxKeoxx)
#### Post date: [6 February 2022 16:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/8 "2022-02-06T16:56:34Z")
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will give all of these a try!
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [7 April 2022 16:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-any-way-to-show-the-switch-node-labels/57854/9 "2022-04-07T16:57:32Z")
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