# Label a Point with a List Element

**URL:** <https://cl.desmos.com/t/label-a-point-with-a-list-element/1450>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [September 7, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/label-a-point-with-a-list-element/1450 "2020-09-07T20:34:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/label-a-point-with-a-list-element/1450/1 "2020-09-07T20:34:57Z")

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I always struggle with lists.  
What am I doing wrong here?  
[https://www.desmos.com/calculator/wgpalwxfv5](https://www.desmos.com/calculator/wgpalwxfv5)

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**Author:** ![JayChow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/jaychow/32/1674_2.png) [@JayChow](https://cl.desmos.com/u/JayChow)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/label-a-point-with-a-list-element/1450/2 "2020-09-07T20:51:11Z")

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Nothing really, it just doesn’t accept that notation. It needs to be a variable assignment so you’d need to make P=L[1] and then interpolate P. Though in this case, since you only have one point ${L} will display L[1]