Putting node content over a node label

Question

I use labels to place icons within my TikZ pictures:

\begin{tikzpicture}[
  switch/.style={label=center:{\includegraphics[width=1.5cm]{switch.png}}},
  cloud/.style={label=center:{\includegraphics[width=2.5cm]{cloud.png}}}
]
  \node[switch] (switch) {};
  \node[cloud, left of=switch] (internet) {Internet};
\end{tikzpicture}

By default the labels are placed over the node content, so the text "Internet" for instance cannot be seen, because the cloud is being drawn over it.

How can I place either the label underneath the node text, or vice versa the node text above the label?

You can check this answer. Or you can place "Internet" also as label like this label=center:{Internet} after cloud. — Kpym, Oct 18 '15 at 19:25

AboAmmar · Answer 1 · 2015-10-18T19:38:42.117

3

One solution:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz,graphicx}
\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
  \node (switch) {\includegraphics[width=1.5cm]{example-image-A}};
  \node [label={center:Internet}, left of=switch] (internet){\includegraphics[width=2.5cm]{example-image-B}};
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

Place the icons inside the node content and the text inside the label. Alternatively, modify the cloud node as this:

\node[cloud, left of=switch, label=center:Internet] (internet) {};

So, the code now becomes:

\begin{tikzpicture}[
  switch/.style={label=center:{\includegraphics[width=1.5cm]{example-image-A}}},
  cloud/.style={label=center:{\includegraphics[width=2.5cm]{example-image-B}}}
]
  \node[switch] (switch) {};
  \node[cloud, left of=switch, label=center:Internet] (internet) {};
\end{tikzpicture}

edited Oct 18 '15 at 19:38

answered Oct 18 '15 at 19:25

AboAmmar

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I use styles, rather than placing the image directly since I am using the elements several times within one picture, but I just figured out by following your example, that a node can have several labels and the labels are placed in order. So that's a way to go. – Manuel Faux Oct 18 '15 at 19:36
Then, use the alternative definition as I mentioned. – AboAmmar Oct 18 '15 at 19:37

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 18 '15 at 19:25

I don't have your switch.png and cloud.png images, but here is how to control the label position:

\node[cloud, left of=switch,label={[label distance=1cm]90:interent}] (internet) {};

You can adjust the distance by changing the 1cm and the angle by changing the 90.

Putting node content over a node label

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