# How to see channel names in Evoked topomap?

**URL:** <https://mne.discourse.group/t/how-to-see-channel-names-in-evoked-topomap/5112>\
**Category:** Support & Discussions\
**Tags:** visualization, evoked\
**Created:** [June 17, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/how-to-see-channel-names-in-evoked-topomap/5112 "2022-06-17T19:32:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rekha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/rekha/32/1372_2.png) [@Rekha](https://mne.discourse.group/u/Rekha)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/how-to-see-channel-names-in-evoked-topomap/5112/1 "2022-06-17T19:32:59Z")

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How can we see the channel names in the evoked topomap?

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**Author:** ![richard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/mne.discourse.group/richard/32/15_2.png) [@richard](https://mne.discourse.group/u/richard)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/how-to-see-channel-names-in-evoked-topomap/5112/2 "2022-06-17T19:39:35Z")

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[`Evoked.plot_topomap()`](https://mne.tools/stable/generated/mne.Evoked.html#mne.Evoked.plot_topomap) has a `show_names` parameter for that purpose.