---
title: "Name"
---
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A display name, typically for an entity or a item like a plot series.

## Rerun datatype
[`Utf8`](../datatypes/utf8.md)


## Arrow datatype
```
Utf8
```

## API reference links
 * 🌊 [C++ API docs for `Name`](https://ref.rerun.io/docs/cpp/stable/structrerun_1_1components_1_1Name.html)
 * 🐍 [Python API docs for `Name`](https://ref.rerun.io/docs/python/stable/common/components#rerun.components.Name)
 * 🦀 [Rust API docs for `Name`](https://docs.rs/rerun/latest/rerun/components/struct.Name.html)


## Used by

* [`RecordingInfo`](../archetypes/recording_info.md)
* [`SeriesLines`](../archetypes/series_lines.md)
* [`SeriesPoints`](../archetypes/series_points.md)
