# Creating numeric outputs with units and "number of digits" property

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 12, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-numeric-outputs-with-units-and-number-of-digits-property/110560 "2025-09-12T04:19:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![marc.rupprath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@marc.rupprath](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marc.rupprath)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-numeric-outputs-with-units-and-number-of-digits-property/110560/1 "2025-09-12T04:19:39Z")

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I am a new ignition user, It seems that the led the LED element is the only output field i have for numeric values ?

How to create a numeric output value control by my own,

I would like to have the options to customize:

- Border Thicjness and color
- Fill color
- Numeric formating / number of digits, devimal points,
- Font style and size

I have not found another numeric output field besides the LED field

So how to create a numeric output from scratch Thanks in advance.

Th

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-numeric-outputs-with-units-and-number-of-digits-property/110560/2 "2025-09-12T06:38:41Z")

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Most people just use the label component, or the numeric label in vision. Are you in vision or perspective?

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**Author:** ![marc.rupprath1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@marc.rupprath1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/marc.rupprath1)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-numeric-outputs-with-units-and-number-of-digits-property/110560/3 "2025-09-12T11:35:33Z")

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I am in Perspective

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/creating-numeric-outputs-with-units-and-number-of-digits-property/110560/4 "2025-09-12T11:49:31Z")

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Yes, use the Perspective label component. The LED display is difficult to read and is a throwback to the 1970s and "Back to the Future". With labels you can create highly legible displays with borders and backgrounds, etc.

Create a expression binding on the label and use [numberFormat | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/expression-functions/string/numberFormat) function to format it.

- Create style classes under Perspective | Styles to define your display styles.
- In those use colors from [Perspective Built-In Themes | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/ignition-modules/perspective/styles/perspective-built-in-themes#using-theme-colors) where possible.
- Select the style to be applied to your label from the Perspective Property Editor | PROPS | style | classes dropdown.