# Get calling cell name in called function

**URL:** https://talk.observablehq.com/t/get-calling-cell-name-in-called-function/3388
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**Created:** [June 1, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/get-calling-cell-name-in-called-function/3388 "2020-06-01T22:13:33Z")
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### Author: ![mootari](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mootari/32/581_2.png) [@mootari](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mootari)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/get-calling-cell-name-in-called-function/3388/2 "2020-06-02T18:28:41Z")

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No, that’s not possible. However, if you’re only interested in speeding up your prototyping workflow, you can create a user style to display each cell’s name:

> [@Fresh & clean new cell name display](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/fresh-clean-new-cell-name-display/1456/8):
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> Me too, so I wrote a short user style to bring them back: @-moz-document domain("beta.observablehq.com") { div[id][data-node-id]:before { content: attr(id); position: absolute; right: calc(100% + 20px); top: 5px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 1; } } Screenshot: [user-style]

In its early days Observable would display each cell name in the editor UI (similar to what the above user CSS does). Many older notebooks include only unlabeled inputs because they relied on that feature.

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