Label

Show a read-only text in the form hardcoded in the xml form.

Simple example

<label string="This is an example" />

This is an example

With diferent sizes

<label string="This is a heading 1" widget_props='{"label_size": 1}' />

This is a heading 1

This is a heading 2

This is a heading 3

This is a heading 4

This is a heading 5

With diferent types

<label string="This is a success label"
    widget_props="{'label_type': 'success'}" />

This is a success label
This is a warning label
This is a danger label
This is a secondary label

Combining size and type

<label string="This is a heading 1 success label"
    widget_props='{"label_size": 1, "label_type": "success"}' />

This is a heading 1 success label

Dynamic label

Tip

You can make your label text dynamic using attribute widget in the field tag.

<field name="name" widget="label"
    widget_props="{'label_type': 'warning'}" />

This is a dynamic label

Showing a date in human readable format

v2.53.0

We can use the label widget to show a date in a human readable format.

<field name="date" widget="label" widget_props="{'human_date': true}"/>

2 years ago

API

Property	Description	Type	Default	Version
string	Content for the label	string	-	-
align	Alignment of the label	left | center | right	-	-
widget_props	Props for the widget. See Widget props	object	-	-

Widget props

Property	Description	Type	Default	Version
label_type	Type of the label	secondary | success | warning | danger	default	-
label_size	Size of the label	1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5	-	-
human_date	Show the date in human readable format	boolean	false	v2.53.0