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title: "Text | Grafana documentation"
description: "Configure options for Grafana's text visualization"
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# Text

Text visualizations let you include text or HTML in your dashboards. This can be used to add contextual information and descriptions or embed complex HTML.

For example, if you want to display important links on your dashboard, you can use a text visualization to add these links:

[](/media/docs/grafana/panels-visualizations/screenshot-text-visualization-v11.6.png)

Give it a try using Grafana Play

With Grafana Play, you can explore and see how it works, learning from practical examples to accelerate your development. This feature can be seen on [Text Panel](https://play.grafana.org/d/adl33bxy1ih34b/).

[Try it](https://play.grafana.org/d/adl33bxy1ih34b/)

Use a text visualization when you need to:

- Add important links or useful annotations.
- Provide instructions or guidance on how to interpret different panels, configure settings, or take specific actions based on the displayed data.
- Announce any scheduled maintenance or downtime that might impact your dashboards.

## Configuration options

The following section describes the configuration options available in the panel editor pane for this visualization. These options are, as much as possible, ordered as they appear in Grafana.

### Panel options

In the **Panel options** section of the panel editor pane, set basic options like panel title and description, as well as panel links. To learn more, refer to [Configure panel options](/docs/grafana/latest/panels-visualizations/configure-panel-options/).

### Text options

Use the following options to refine your text visualization.

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OptionDescription

ModeDetermines how embedded content appears. Choose from:

- **Markdown** - Formats the content as [markdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown).
- **HTML** - Renders the content as [sanitized](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/main/packages/grafana-data/src/text/sanitize.ts) HTML. If you require more direct control over the output, you can set the [disable\_sanitize\_html](/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/#disable_sanitize_html) flag which enables you to directly enter HTML.
- **Code** - Renders content inside a read-only code editor. [Variables](/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/variables/variable-syntax/) in the content are expanded for display.

To allow embedding of iframes and other websites, you need set `allow_embedding = true` in your Grafana `config.ini` or environment variables (depending on your employment).

LanguageWhen you choose **Code** as your text mode, select an appropriate language to apply syntax highlighting to the embedded text.

Show line numbersDisplays line numbers in the panel preview when you choose **Code** as your text mode.

Show mini mapDisplays a small outline of the embedded text in the panel preview when you choose **Code** as your text mode.