# How to add symbols in Metric visualizations?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-symbols-in-metric-visualizations/204349>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 20, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-symbols-in-metric-visualizations/204349 "2019-10-20T12:27:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ronaldoescobar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ronaldoescobar/32/56200_2.png) [@ronaldoescobar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ronaldoescobar)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2019, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-symbols-in-metric-visualizations/204349/1 "2019-10-20T12:27:26Z")

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Can I add symbols like for temperatures, such as `°C` etc...?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-symbols-in-metric-visualizations/204349/2 "2019-10-21T03:32:13Z")

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Please share the solution in the thread, it might help someone in future 🙂

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**Author:** ![ronaldoescobar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ronaldoescobar/32/56200_2.png) [@ronaldoescobar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ronaldoescobar)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-symbols-in-metric-visualizations/204349/3 "2019-10-21T03:55:43Z")

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Solution. I never explored Kibana that much but I used the Visual Builder instead. There I could use "Metric", choose an index and value, and add the symbol in the template field: {{value}}°C

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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:** [November 4, 2022, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-add-symbols-in-metric-visualizations/204349/4 "2022-11-04T07:30:05Z")

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