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CellFrameLabels

is an option that specifies the labels associated with the frame around a cell.

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CellFrameLabels

CellFrameLabels

is an option that specifies the labels associated with the frame around a cell.

Details

  • CellFrameLabels->{{left,right},{bottom,top}} specifies the labels to the left, right, bottom, and top of the cell frame, respectively. If None is given for a value, then no label will be shown.
  • Cell frame labels can be specified as strings or raw cell expressions.
  • CellFrameLabels->None is equivalent to giving a value of {{None,None},{None,None}}.
  • A cell frame label will display even if there is no cell frame. If the cell has no frame but a specified background color, the labels will appear outside of the cell's background rectangle.
  • The margin between the label and the cell's frame or background color is determined by CellFrameLabelMargins.
  • Cell frame labels are displayed using a style inherited from their parent cell.

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Basic Examples  (2)

Display cell frame labels:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellFrame -> True, CellMargins -> {{200, 200}, {10, 10}}, CellFrameLabels -> {{"left", "right"}, {"bottom", "top"}}]]

Specify a label as a Cell expression:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellFrame -> True, CellMargins -> {{200, 200}, {10, 10}}, CellFrameLabels -> {{Cell["123", "Input", Brown], None}, {None, None}}]]

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Display a cell frame label without a cell frame:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellMargins -> {{200, 200}, {10, 10}}, CellFrameLabels -> {{"left", "right"}, {"bottom", "top"}}]]

Cell frame labels use the same cell style as their parent cell:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellMargins -> {{200, 200}, {10, 10}}, FontColor -> #, CellFrameLabels -> {{"left", "right"}, {"bottom", "top"}}]]& /@ {Red, Blue};

Display cell frame labels for a cell with a background color and no frame:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellMargins -> {{200, 200}, {10, 10}}, Background -> LightGreen, CellFrameLabels -> {{"left", "right"}, {"bottom", "top"}}]]

Generalizations & Extensions  (1)

To use a TextCell or ExpressionCell expression, apply ToBoxes:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellFrame -> True, CellFrameLabels -> {{ToBoxes[ExpressionCell[Graphics[Disk[], ImageSize -> 20]]], None}, {None, None}}]]

Properties & Relations  (1)

Cell frame labels display within cell margins:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellMargins -> {{200, 200}, {10, 10}}, CellFrameLabels -> {{"left", "right"}, {None, None}}]]

A bigger cell label forces the cell contents into a smaller area:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellMargins -> {{200, 200}, {10, 10}}, CellFrameLabels -> {{"leftleftleft", "rightrightright"}, {None, None}}]]

Similarly, a larger CellFrameLabelMargins compresses the cell contents area:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell[StringJoin[Table["abcd ", {20}]], "Text", CellMargins -> {{200, 200}, {10, 10}}, CellFrameLabels -> {{"left", "right"}, {None, None}}, CellFrameLabelMargins -> 50]]
Wolfram Research (1999), CellFrameLabels, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellFrameLabels.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1999), CellFrameLabels, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellFrameLabels.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1999. "CellFrameLabels." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellFrameLabels.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1999). CellFrameLabels. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellFrameLabels.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_cellframelabels, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CellFrameLabels}", year="1999", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellFrameLabels.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_cellframelabels, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CellFrameLabels}, year={1999}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellFrameLabels.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}