# Easy chart that shows names instead of numbers in Y Axis

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**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-that-shows-names-instead-of-numbers-in-y-axis/55619 "2022-02-01T17:10:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![PRAMANJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pramanj/32/66935_2.png) [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-that-shows-names-instead-of-numbers-in-y-axis/55619/1 "2022-02-01T17:10:52Z")

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I have an easy chart component in vision that shows an integer tag say status of a multi-state button (say 0,1,2 etc). I want to show names of state like on,off,trip, etc.. instead of numbers on Y Axis. How to achieve this?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-that-shows-names-instead-of-numbers-in-y-axis/55619/2 "2022-02-01T17:17:15Z")

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You want a Symbol Axis:  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Easy+Chart+-+Axes#EasyChartAxes-ConfiguringanEasyChartusingtheSymbolAxis](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Easy+Chart+-+Axes#EasyChartAxes-ConfiguringanEasyChartusingtheSymbolAxis)

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**Author:** ![PRAMANJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pramanj/32/66935_2.png) [@PRAMANJ](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PRAMANJ)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/easy-chart-that-shows-names-instead-of-numbers-in-y-axis/55619/3 "2022-02-01T17:20:40Z")

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Perfect! Thanks a lot!