# Custom label in timelion

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-label-in-timelion/82167
**Category:** Kibana
**Tags:** timelion
**Created:** [April 12, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-label-in-timelion/82167 "2017-04-12T12:59:33Z")
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### Author: ![Padmavathy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@Padmavathy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Padmavathy)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-label-in-timelion/82167/1 "2017-04-12T12:59:33Z")

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Is there a way to define a custom label in timelion like the custom label used in line chart  
Example:If x axis is plotted as date ,date has to be written as a custom label along x axis

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### Author: ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-label-in-timelion/82167/2 "2017-04-12T14:29:10Z")

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Yes this is possible with Timelion. refer to the Function reference to see how to use all of the available Timelion functions ,for changing the label .

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/f/cfcaeddeb99c92087ebc6f08579379be03b258f6.png)

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-label-in-timelion/82167/3 "2017-05-10T14:35:12Z")

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