---
title: "Entity Card"
sidebar_label: Entity
description: "The Entity card gives you a quick overview of your entity's state"
---

The Entity card gives you a quick overview of your entity's state.

<p class='img'>
  <img src='/images/lovelace/lovelace_entity_card.png' alt='Screenshot of the entity card'>
  Screenshot of the Entity card.
</p>

To add the Entity card to your user interface, click the Lovelace menu (three dots at the top right of the screen) and then **Edit Dashboard**. Click the "Add Card" button in the bottom right corner and select **Entity** from the card picker.

{% configuration %}
type:
  required: true
  description: "`entity`"
  type: string
entity:
  required: true
  description: Entity ID.
  type: string
name:
  required: false
  description: Name of entity.
  type: string
  default: Entity name.
icon:
  required: false
  description: Overwrites icon.
  type: string
attribute:
  required: false
  description: An attribute associated with the `entity`.
  type: string
unit:
  required: false
  description: Unit of measurement given to data.
  type: string
  default: Unit of measurement given by entity.
theme:
  required: false
  description: Override the used theme for this card with any loaded theme. For more information about themes, see the [frontend documentation](/integrations/frontend/).
  type: string
footer:
  required: false
  description: Footer widget to render. See [footer documentation](/lovelace/header-footer/).
  type: map
{% endconfiguration %}

## Example

Alternatively, the card can be configured using YAML:

```yaml
- 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: "%"
```