# XY Chart Series Tooltip Text

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-series-tooltip-text/63477>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [August 25, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-series-tooltip-text/63477 "2022-08-25T22:00:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-series-tooltip-text/63477/1 "2022-08-25T22:00:03Z")

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You can customize the text for the tooltip in the perspective XY chart under the series properties.  
By default, it shows the Y value at that current spot.

What is the syntax to make the X value appear? {valueY} works for the Y value but {valueX} does not work for the X value.

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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:** [August 25, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-series-tooltip-text/63477/2 "2022-08-25T22:10:12Z")

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I would expect `valueX` to work, but there’s some other examples to try:  
[https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v4/concepts/formatters/formatting-strings/#X\_Y\_in\_placeholders](https://www.amcharts.com/docs/v4/concepts/formatters/formatting-strings/#X_Y_in_placeholders)

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**Author:** ![jacob.ramirez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@jacob.ramirez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.ramirez)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-series-tooltip-text/63477/3 "2022-08-25T22:13:12Z")

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Thank you for that. I found it and it is {dateX} instead of {valueX}.

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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:** [August 26, 2022, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/xy-chart-series-tooltip-text/63477/4 "2022-08-26T04:40:23Z")

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@jacob.ramirez,  
See also several other tips at the bottom of [Perspective XY Chart xAxes tooltip text {dateX} - #10 by Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-xy-chart-xaxes-tooltip-text-datex/53580/10).