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aliases:
- /docs/grafana/latest/features/panels/anotations/
- /docs/grafana/latest/panels/visualizations/annotations/
- /docs/grafana/latest/visualizations/annotations/
description: Annotations visualization documentation
keywords:
- grafana
- Annotations
- panel
- documentation
title: Annotations
weight: 105
---
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# Annotations
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The Annotations panel shows a list of available annotations you can use to view annotated data. Various options are available to filter the list based on tags and on the current dashboard.
## Annotation query
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The following options control the source query for the list of annotations.
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### Query Filter
Use the query filter to create a list of annotations from all dashboards in your organization or the current dashboard in which this panel is located. It has the following options:
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- All dashboards - List annotations from all dashboards in the current organization.
- This dashboard - Limit the list to the annotations on the current dashboard.
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### Time Range
Use the time range option to specify whether the list should be limited to the current time range. It has the following options:
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- None - no time range limit for the annotations query.
- This dashboard - Limit the list to the time range of the dashboard where the annotation list panel is available.
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### Tags
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Use the tags option to filter the annotations by tags. You can add multiple tags in order to refine the list.
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> **Note:** Optionally, leave the tag list empty and filter on the fly by selecting tags that are listed as part of the results on the panel itself.
### Limit
Use the limit option to limit the number of results returned.
## Display
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These options control additional meta-data included in the annotations panel display.
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### Show user
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Use this option to show or hide which user created the annotation.
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### Show time
Use this option to show or hide the time the annotation creation time.
### Show Tags
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Use this option to show or hide the tags associated with an annotation. _NB_ : You can use the tags to live-filter the annotation list on the panel itself.
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## Link behavior
### Link target
Use this option to chose how to view the annotated data. It has the following options.
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- Panel - This option will take you directly to a full-screen view of the panel with the corresponding annotation
- Dashboard - This option will focus the annotation in the context of a complete dashboard
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### Time before
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Use this option to set the time range before the annotation. Use duration string values like "1h" = 1 hour, "10m" = 10 minutes, etc.
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### Time after
Use this option to set the time range after the annotation.
