# Text label for polygons

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/text-label-for-polygons/1565
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 29, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/text-label-for-polygons/1565 "2019-03-29T18:52:31Z")
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### Author: ![pauloh](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@pauloh](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/pauloh)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2019, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/text-label-for-polygons/1565/1 "2019-03-29T18:52:31Z")

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Hello,

I would like to know if there is an easy way to add text labels (or better add text as cell data) to polygons or general unstructured cells.

Thanks,

Paulo

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/text-label-for-polygons/1565/2 "2019-04-04T18:18:37Z")

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There is no filter for this, but this is definitely doable in a Programmable Filter.  
You will be able to show them easily with the SelectionDisplayInspector