is an option for cells that specifies where the label for a cell is positioned.


CellLabelPositioning
is an option for cells that specifies where the label for a cell is positioned.
Details

- With the default setting CellLabelPositioning -> Automatic, the label for a cell is placed to the left of the cell if it is short enough to fit in the left margin. Otherwise, the label is placed above the cell.
- With the setting CellLabelPositioning->Left, the label for a cell is placed to the left of the cell at the level of the first line.
- With the setting CellLabelPositioning->Above, the label for a cell is placed above the cell starting from the left edge of the page.
See Also
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History
Introduced in 1999 (4.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1999), CellLabelPositioning, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellLabelPositioning.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1999. "CellLabelPositioning." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellLabelPositioning.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1999). CellLabelPositioning. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellLabelPositioning.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_celllabelpositioning, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CellLabelPositioning}", year="1999", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellLabelPositioning.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_celllabelpositioning, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CellLabelPositioning}, year={1999}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellLabelPositioning.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}