> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guide.ellieplanner.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guide.ellieplanner.com/features/tasks/labels.md).

# Labels

## What are task labels?

Task labels are a way to categorize tasks. They serve 3 main purposes:

1. Help you quickly identify and find tasks when they are spread around the Kanban board

<figure><img src="/files/0yGZt0xvq1Noq4b85Ul7" alt=""><figcaption><p>Labels for quick idenitfication on the Kanban</p></figcaption></figure>

1. You can use them with "Filters" to only show relevant Tasks throughout Ellie (great if you have a bunch of personal and work labels and want to only display work items during your work day)

<figure><img src="/files/zd6PZA8bH3ZveFX1ERl0" alt=""><figcaption><p>Filtering by Label</p></figcaption></figure>

1. They are great if you want a more granular break down of how you spend your time with our Analytics mode

<figure><img src="/files/D8rZPXC1rRTGCAjK0jmF" alt=""><figcaption><p>Ellie Analytics </p></figcaption></figure>

## How do I use them?

You can set them by clicking on any label directly on a task card or if you have a task expanded, by clicking the label directly on the pop up modal.

<figure><img src="/files/8b4qDD7svP1wnGdMK2WL" alt=""><figcaption><p>Clicking a label on the task card</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/3AC89Vsr2ttxQUss2PYG" alt=""><figcaption><p>Label selection on the Ellie task Modal</p></figcaption></figure>

### ✨ Bonus: Quickly add labels to task by using "\[label name]" in the title

You can quickly add a label to a task by including it in the task description with brackets (example: \[Personal] or \[Admin work]).

Ellie will auto detect the label in the name, extract it from the description and add the relevant label. We will remove the label/brackets from the task description.&#x20;

It is **case insensitive**, but the spelling must be exactly the same as the label. If no labels are found, then nothing will happen.

If there are multiple labels (example: "task name \[personal] \[work]") then only the first will be extracted and the second will be ignored.

This works for both creating and updating a task.

<figure><img src="/files/7PyGR46M9Bg4oZSBiX6W" alt=""><figcaption><p>Put the label in brackets to quickly add it to the task</p></figcaption></figure>

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This can be turned off in settings by going to Settings -> General settings -> Detect label in task title and toggling it off.

## Editing labels

To edit your labels, you can go to Settings -> Labels

<figure><img src="/files/vKZfYLXoNUr4FdTWMR2a" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## FAQs

1. Can I attach multiple labels to a task?
   1. No. This is not supported but you can upvote this [feedback post](https://feedback.ellieplanner.com/feature-requests/p/ability-to-add-multiple-tags-on-a-task) if you want to see this in the future.
2. When should I use a label instead of a [list](/features/lists.md)?
   1. They both have very different purposes
      1. Lists are meant to capture tasks before adding them to your Kanban board.&#x20;
      2. Labels are meant for more serious categorization, especially once the task leaves a list