# Automatically label contours
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatically-label-contours/7030
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatically-label-contours/7030 "2021-04-22T15:41:10Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatically-label-contours/7030/1 "2021-04-22T15:41:10Z")
From a user voice [request](https://paraview.uservoice.com/forums/11350-general/suggestions/1350851-create-the-ability-to-automatically-label-contour).
# create the ability to automatically label contour lines when creating contour plots
I’m trying to place engine exhuasts on a car and need to identify regions of certain pressure. Solid colours are too blurred to define precisely such regions. Contour plots are great for this but need automatic labelling as an option.
Related discussions and issues
> [@Is it possible to add labels to contour lines?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-it-possible-to-add-labels-to-contour-lines/1466/14):
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> I’m sorry could you elaborate please, I don’t seem to understand how to select the points I want to label on the contour lines.
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/15810](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/-/issues/15810)
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatically-label-contours/7030/2 "2021-04-22T15:41:51Z")
@wascott : In the Uservoice request, you mention that this is being done, but the feature in the linked issue, while related, seems different.
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### Author:  [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatically-label-contours/7030/3 "2021-04-22T15:46:08Z")
Mathieu, you are correct. I misunderstood the original request. This sounds like a useful feature - want to write it up, or shall I? OK to add Sandia to it.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/automatically-label-contours/7030/4 "2021-04-22T15:47:20Z")
please go ahead