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Glance card

The glance card is useful to group multiple sensors in a compact overview. Keep in mind that this can be used together with entity-filter cards to create dynamic cards.

Screenshot of the glance card Screenshot of the glance card.

To add the glance card to your user interface:

  1. In the top right of the screen, select the pencil icon.
    • If this is your first time editing a dashboard, the Edit dashboard dialog appears.
      • 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 the three dots menu, then select Take control.
  2. Add a card to your dashboard.

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

Looking for your configuration file?
type string Required

glance

entities list Required

A list of entity IDs or entity objects, see below.

title string (Optional)

Card title.

show_name boolean (Optional, default: true)

Show entity name.

show_icon boolean (Optional, default: true)

Show entity icon.

show_state boolean (Optional, default: true)

Show entity state text.

theme string (Optional)

Override the used theme for this card with any loaded theme. For more information about themes, see the frontend documentation.

columns integer (Optional)

Number of columns to show. If not specified the number will be set automatically.

state_color boolean (Optional, default: true)

Set to true to have icons colored when entity is active.

Options for entities

If you define entities as objects instead of strings, you can add more customization and configuration:

Configuration Variables

Looking for your configuration file?
entity string Required

Entity ID.

name string (Optional)

Overwrites friendly name.

icon string (Optional)

Overwrites icon.

image string (Optional)

Overwrites entity picture.

show_last_changed boolean (Optional, default: false)

Overwrites the state display with the relative time since last changed.

show_state boolean (Optional, default: true)

Show entity state text.

tap_action map (Optional)

Action taken on card tap. See action documentation.

hold_action map (Optional)

Action taken on card tap and hold. See action documentation.

double_tap_action map (Optional)

Action taken on card double tap. See action documentation.

Options for exemptions

Configuration Variables

Looking for your configuration file?
user string Required

User ID that can see the view tab.

Examples

Basic example:

type: glance
title: Glance card sample
entities:
  - binary_sensor.movement_backyard
  - light.bed_light
  - binary_sensor.basement_floor_wet
  - sensor.outside_temperature
  - light.ceiling_lights
  - switch.ac
  - lock.kitchen_door

Screenshot of the glance card with custom title Screenshot of the glance card with custom title.

Define entities as objects and apply a custom name:

type: glance
title: Better names
entities:
  - entity: binary_sensor.movement_backyard
    name: Movement?
  - light.bed_light
  - binary_sensor.basement_floor_wet
  - sensor.outside_temperature
  - light.ceiling_lights
  - switch.ac
  - lock.kitchen_door
  - entity: switch.wall_plug_switch
    tap_action:
      action: toggle

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