# Tag Cloud visualization limits?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-visualization-limits/92342
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [July 8, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-visualization-limits/92342 "2017-07-08T00:01:34Z")
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### Author: ![jjekstrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@jjekstrom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jjekstrom)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-visualization-limits/92342/1 "2017-07-08T00:01:34Z")

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I am storing a content field with text extracted from documents. It does not appear as an option in the tag cloud visualization definition. Why?

What are the conditions under which a field is an option in the tag cloud visualization definition?

thanks.

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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: [July 8, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-visualization-limits/92342/2 "2017-07-08T00:44:17Z")

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It will only work on a keyword field - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/keyword.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/keyword.html)

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### Author: ![jjekstrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@jjekstrom](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jjekstrom)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-visualization-limits/92342/3 "2017-07-08T00:58:37Z")

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That makes sense. Thanks.

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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: [August 5, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-visualization-limits/92342/4 "2017-08-05T00:58:50Z")

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