# How to add values to vells in a Cell plot!?

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/how-to-add-values-to-vells-in-a-cell-plot/7844>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [April 12, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/how-to-add-values-to-vells-in-a-cell-plot/7844 "2023-04-12T22:21:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tomkinsteiger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/tomkinsteiger/32/7662_2.png) [@Tomkinsteiger](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Tomkinsteiger)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/how-to-add-values-to-vells-in-a-cell-plot/7844/1 "2023-04-12T22:21:33Z")

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Hi there, I have been playing around in my first [workbook](https://observablehq.com/d/3d6e91f2b2c94cde) trying to get used to the site.

I am interested in creating my own cell plot, which I have made some good progress in. However I am now stuck on getting values in each of the individual cells. You can see in my workbook I have copied the Simpsons cell plot as an example, and each cell has the IMDB episode rating. I want this for my new plot, but instead of IMDB rating it will be points scored by a football team in the season!

Thanks in advance and any help will be greatly cherished.  
George

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**Author:** ![mbostock](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mbostock/32/9_2.png) [@mbostock](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mbostock)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/how-to-add-values-to-vells-in-a-cell-plot/7844/2 "2023-04-13T02:51:32Z")

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Did you get it working? Looks like you did. Layer a text mark on top of the cell mark should do the trick, with the same **x** and **y** , but using the **text** channel instead of **fill**.

```js
Plot.plot({
  marks: [
    Plot.cell(epl, {x: "Season", y: "Team", fill: "Pts"}),
    Plot.text(epl, {x: "Season", y: "Team", text: "Pts"})
  ]
})

```