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CellTags

is an option for Cell that gives a list of tags to associate with a cell.

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CellTags

CellTags

is an option for Cell that gives a list of tags to associate with a cell.

Details

  • Cell tags are typically used to allow searching for cells.
  • The tags are usually strings.
  • Cell tags are displayed when ShowCellTags->True is set.

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)

Create a cell with a cell tag:

Wolfram Language code: CellPrint[TextCell["abcd", "Text", CellTags -> "tag"]]

Find the tagged cell and read its cell expression:

Wolfram Language code: NotebookLocate["tag"];NotebookRead[EvaluationNotebook[]]

Make cell tags visible with ShowCellTags->True:

Wolfram Language code: CreateDocument[{TextCell["abc", "Text", CellTags -> "tag1"], TextCell["def", "Text", CellTags -> {"tag1", "tag2"}]}, ShowCellTags -> True];
Wolfram Research (1996), CellTags, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), CellTags, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "CellTags." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). CellTags. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_celltags, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CellTags}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_celltags, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CellTags}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}