# Display a percent symbol (%) on a LED component **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 3, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-a-percent-symbol-on-a-led-component/4407 "2012-05-03T12:39:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kevinmarchand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@kevinmarchand](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kevinmarchand)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-a-percent-symbol-on-a-led-component/4407/1 "2012-05-03T12:39:54Z")
Hi, I would like to display my uptime unit which is a percent sign (%) but on the LED display I only se a backslash. Is there a work around? thanks ---
**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-a-percent-symbol-on-a-led-component/4407/2 "2012-05-03T15:27:14Z")
In the property editor, go to Appearance and then Style and select 5x7 Matrix. This should give you a more accurate percent. You may have to change your other LED Displays for a more uniform look. Not sure if this is what your looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Travis.Cox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Travis.Cox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Travis.Cox)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/display-a-percent-symbol-on-a-led-component/4407/3 "2012-05-03T15:50:28Z")
LED displays are limited in appearance. You have the mode like Greg said but it is difficult to display characters like that. You should use the Numeric Text Field instead.