Entity card
The entity card gives you a quick overview of your entity’s state.
Screenshot of the Entity card.
To add the entity card to your user interface:
- In the top right of the screen, select the three dots menu and then select Edit dashboard.
- By editing the dashboard, you are taking over control of this dashboard. This means that it is no longer automatically updated when new dashboard elements become available. To continue, in the dialog, select Take control.
- In the bottom right corner, select the Add card button and select from the card picker.
All options for this card can be configured via the user interface.
YAML configuration
The following YAML options are available when you use YAML mode or just prefer to use YAML in the code editor in the UI.
Configuration Variables
Set to true
to have icon colored when entity is active.
Unit of measurement given to data.
Default:
Unit of measurement given by entity.
Override the used theme for this card with any loaded theme. For more information about themes, see the frontend documentation.
Footer widget to render. See footer documentation.
Example
- type: entity
entity: cover.kitchen_window
- type: entity
entity: light.bedroom
attribute: brightness
unit: "%"
- type: entity
entity: vacuum.downstairs
name: Vacuum
icon: "mdi:battery"
attribute: battery_level
unit: "%"