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type, title, sidebar_label, description

type	title	sidebar_label	description
card	Tile Card	Tile	The tile card gives you a quick overview of your entity. The card allows you to toggle the entity, show the more-info dialog, or custom actions.

The tile card gives you a quick overview of your entity. The card allows you to toggle the entity and show the more info dialog. A badge is shown for some entities like the climate or person entities.

Screenshot of Tile cards.

To add the Tile card to your user interface, click the 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 Tile from the card picker.

{% configuration %} type: required: true description: "tile" type: string entity: required: true description: Entity ID. type: string name: required: false description: Overwrites the name of entity. type: string icon: required: false description: Overwrites the icon of entity. type: string color: required: false description: Set the color when the entity is active. By default, the color is based on state, domain, and device_class of your entity. It accepts color token or hex color code. type: string default: state show_entity_picture: required: false description: If your entity has a picture, it will replace the icon. type: boolean default: false vertical: required: false description: Displays the icon above the name and state. type: boolean default: false tap_action: required: false description: Action taken on card tap. See action documentation. By default, it will show the "more-info" dialog. type: map icon_tap_action: required: false description: Action taken on icon card tap. See action documentation. By default, it will toggle the entity (if possible), otherwise, show the "more-info" dialog. type: map features: required: false description: Additional widgets to control your entity. See available features. type: list {% endconfiguration %}

Examples

Alternatively, the card can be configured using YAML:

type: tile
entity: cover.kitchen_window

type: tile
entity: light.bedroom
icon: mdi:lamp
color: yellow

type: tile
entity: person.anne_therese
show_entity_picture: true

type: tile
entity: person.anne_therese
vertical: true

type: tile
entity: vacuum.ground_floor
features:
  - type: vacuum-commands
      commands:
        - start_pause
        - return_home

Available color tokens

Some color tokens are available to colorize the tile card : primary, accent, disabled, red, pink, purple, deep-purple, indigo, blue, light-blue, cyan, teal, green, light-green, lime, yellow, amber, orange, deep-orange, brown, grey, blue-grey, black and white.

Tile features

Some entities have support for "features". These widgets add quick controls to the tile card.

Alarm modes

Widget that display buttons to arm and disarm an alarm.

Screenshot of the tile card with alarm modes feature

features:
  - type: "alarm-modes"
    modes:
      - armed_home
      - armed_away
      - armed_night
      - armed_vacation
      - armed_custom_bypass
      - disarmed

{% configuration %} type: required: true description: "alarm-modes" type: string modes: required: true description: List of modes to show on the card. The list can contain armed_home, armed_away, armed_night, armed_vacation, armed_custom_bypass and disarmed. type: list {% endconfiguration %}

Cover open/close

Widget that display buttons to open, close or stop a cover.

Screenshot of the tile card with cover open/close feature

features:
  - type: "cover-open-close"

{% configuration %} type: required: true description: "cover-open-close" type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Cover tilt

Widget that display buttons to open, close or stop a cover.

Screenshot of the tile card with cover tilt feature

features:
  - type: "cover-tilt"

{% configuration %} type: required: true description: "cover-tilt" type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Fan speed

Widget that display speed controls for a fan.

Screenshot of the tile card with fan speed feature

features:
  - type: "fan-speed"

{% configuration %} type: required: true description: "fan-speed" type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Light brightness

Widget that display a slider to select the brightness for a light.

Screenshot of the tile card with light brightness feature

features:
  - type: "light-brightness"

{% configuration %} type: required: true description: "light-brightness" type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Vacuum commands

Widget that display buttons to control a vacuum.

Screenshot of the tile card with vacuum commands feature

features:
  - type: "vacuum-commands"
    commands:
      - start_pause
      - stop
      - clean_spot
      - locate
      - return_home

{% configuration %} type: required: true description: "vacuum-commands" type: string commands: required: true description: List of commands to show on the card. The list can contain start_pause, stop, clean_spot, locate and return_home. type: list {% endconfiguration %}