CellTags
Details

- Cell tags are typically used to allow searching for cells.
- The tags are usually strings.
- Cell tags are displayed when ShowCellTags->True is set.
Examples
Basic Examples (2)Summary of the most common use cases
Create a cell with a cell tag:
In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj00-eevl2j

Find the tagged cell and read its cell expression:
In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj00-bvtw9o
Out[2]=2

Make cell tags visible with ShowCellTags->True:
In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0j40bj00-bkun7b
Wolfram Research (1996), CellTags, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.
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Wolfram Research (1996), CellTags, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.
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Wolfram Research (1996), CellTags, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.
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Wolfram Research (1996), CellTags, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "CellTags." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.
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Wolfram Language. 1996. "CellTags." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). CellTags. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html
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Wolfram Language. (1996). CellTags. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html
BibTeX
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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_celltags, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CellTags}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-June-2025
]}
BibLaTeX
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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_celltags, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CellTags}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CellTags.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-June-2025
]}