plotly · wf-r · Jul 3, 2026 · Jul 3, 2026 · Jul 3, 2026
diff --git a/draftlogs/7888_add.md b/draftlogs/7888_add.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ - Add permanent on-diagram link labels to `sankey` traces via `link.textinfo`, `link.texttemplate`, `link.textfont`, `link.valueformat` and `link.valuesuffix` [[#7888](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/7888)]
diff --git a/src/traces/sankey/attributes.js b/src/traces/sankey/attributes.js
@@ -185,6 +185,50 @@ var attrs = (module.exports = overrideAll(
                 dflt: [],
                 description: 'The shown name of the link.'
             },
+            textinfo: {
+                valType: 'flaglist',
+                flags: ['label', 'value'],
+                extras: ['none'],
+                dflt: 'none',
+                description: [
+                    'Determines which trace information appears permanently on the links.',
+                    'Any combination of *label* and *value* joined with a *+* OR *none*.'
+                ].join(' ')
+            },
+            texttemplate: {
+                valType: 'string',
+                dflt: '',
+                arrayOk: true,
+                description: [
+                    'Template string used for rendering the information text that appears',
+                    'permanently on the links. Note that this will override `textinfo`.',
+                    'Variables are inserted using %{variable}, for example',
+                    '*%{label}: %{value}*. Available variables are `label`, `value`,',
+                    '`valueLabel` (the value formatted with `valueformat`/`valuesuffix`),',
+                    '`source`, `target` and `customdata`.'
+                ].join(' ')
+            },
+            textfont: fontAttrs({
+                autoShadowDflt: true,
+                description: 'Sets the font for the permanent link labels.'
+            }),
+            valueformat: {
+                valType: 'string',
+                dflt: '',
+                description: [
+                    'Sets the value formatting rule for the permanent link labels,',
+                    'using d3 formatting mini-languages. Falls back to the trace-level',
+                    '`valueformat` when empty.'
+                ].join(' ')
+            },
+            valuesuffix: {
+                valType: 'string',
+                dflt: '',
+                description: [
+                    'Adds a unit to follow the value in the permanent link labels.',
+                    'Falls back to the trace-level `valuesuffix` when empty.'
+                ].join(' ')
+            },
             color: {
                 valType: 'color',
                 arrayOk: true,

diff --git a/src/traces/sankey/constants.js b/src/traces/sankey/constants.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
         sankey: 'sankey',
         sankeyLinks: 'sankey-links',
         sankeyLink: 'sankey-link',
+        sankeyLinkLabel: 'sankey-link-label',
         sankeyNodeSet: 'sankey-node-set',
         sankeyNode: 'sankey-node',
         nodeRect: 'node-rect',

diff --git a/src/traces/sankey/defaults.js b/src/traces/sankey/defaults.js
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ module.exports = function supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, layout
 
     Lib.coerceFont(coerce, 'textfont', layout.font, { autoShadowDflt: true });
 
+    // permanent link text labels (opt-in via link.textinfo / link.texttemplate)
+    var linkTextInfo = coerceLink('textinfo');
+    var linkTextTemplate = coerceLink('texttemplate');
+    if(linkTextInfo !== 'none' || linkTextTemplate) {
+        Lib.coerceFont(coerceLink, 'textfont', traceOut.textfont, { autoShadowDflt: true });
+        coerceLink('valueformat', traceOut.valueformat);
+        coerceLink('valuesuffix', traceOut.valuesuffix);
+    }
+
     // disable 1D transforms - arrays here are 1D but their lengths/meanings
     // don't match, between nodes and links
     traceOut._length = null;

diff --git a/src/traces/sankey/render.js b/src/traces/sankey/render.js
@@ -534,6 +534,60 @@ function linkPath() {
     return path;
 }
 
+// Builds the permanent-label string for a link from textinfo / texttemplate.
+function linkTextGetter(trace) {
+    var linkAttr = trace.link;
+    var textinfo = linkAttr.textinfo;
+    var texttemplate = linkAttr.texttemplate;
+    var vFmt = linkAttr.valueformat;
+    var vSuf = linkAttr.valuesuffix;
+    var flags = (textinfo && textinfo !== 'none') ? textinfo.split('+') : [];
+
+    return function(l, i) {
+        var valueLabel = Lib.numberFormat(vFmt)(l.value) + vSuf;
+
+        var tt = Array.isArray(texttemplate) ? texttemplate[i] : texttemplate;
+        if(tt) {
+            return Lib.texttemplateString({
+                template: tt,
+                labels: {valueLabel: valueLabel},
+                data: [{
+                    label: l.label,
+                    value: l.value,
+                    valueLabel: valueLabel,
+                    source: l.source.label,
+                    target: l.target.label,
+                    customdata: l.customdata
+                }]
+            });
+        }
+
+        if(!flags.length) return '';
+        var parts = [];
+        if(flags.indexOf('label') !== -1 && l.label) parts.push(l.label);
+        if(flags.indexOf('value') !== -1) parts.push(valueLabel);
+        return parts.join('<br>');
+    };
+}
+
+// Positions a permanent link label at the link midpoint (layout frame) and keeps
+// the glyphs upright.
+function linkLabelTransform(d) {
+    var l = d.link;
+    var midX, midY;
+    if(l.circular) {
+        // same anchor as the hover label (see hoverCenterPosition in plot.js)
+        midX = (l.circularPathData.leftInnerExtent + l.circularPathData.rightInnerExtent) / 2;
+        midY = l.circularPathData.verticalFullExtent;
+    } else {
+        midX = (l.source.x1 + l.target.x0) / 2;
+        midY = (l.y0 + l.y1) / 2;
+    }
+    var p = d.parent;
+    var flip = p.horizontal ? '' : ('scale(-1,1)' + strRotate(90));
+    return strTranslate(midX, midY) + flip;
+}
+
 function nodeModel(d, n) {
     var tc = tinycolor(n.color);
     var zoneThicknessPad = c.nodePadAcross;
@@ -607,6 +661,11 @@ function updateNodeShapes(sankeyNode) {
 function updateShapes(sankeyNode, sankeyLink) {
     sankeyNode.call(updateNodeShapes);
     sankeyLink.attr('d', linkPath());
+    var linkNode = sankeyLink.node();
+    if(linkNode) {
+        d3.select(linkNode.parentNode).selectAll('.' + c.cn.sankeyLinkLabel)
+            .attr('transform', linkLabelTransform);
+    }
 }
 
 function sizeNode(rect) {
@@ -966,6 +1025,40 @@ module.exports = function(gd, svg, calcData, layout, callbacks) {
         .style('opacity', 0)
         .remove();
 
+    var sankeyLinkLabel = sankeyLinks.selectAll('.' + c.cn.sankeyLinkLabel)
+        .data(function(d) {
+            var getText = linkTextGetter(d.trace);
+            var out = [];
+            d.graph.links.forEach(function(l, i) {
+                if(!l.value) return;
+                var txt = getText(l, i);
+                if(!txt) return;
+                var m = linkModel(d, l, i);
+                m.linkLabelText = txt;
+                out.push(m);
+            });
+            return out;
+        }, keyFun);
+
+    sankeyLinkLabel.enter()
+        .append('text')
+        .classed(c.cn.sankeyLinkLabel, true)
+        .attr('text-anchor', 'middle')
+        .attr('dominant-baseline', 'central')
+        .style('pointer-events', 'none');
+
+    sankeyLinkLabel
+        .attr('data-notex', 1)
+        .text(function(d) { return d.linkLabelText; })
+        .each(function(d) {
+            var e = d3.select(this);
+            Drawing.font(e, d.link.trace.link.textfont);
+            svgTextUtils.convertToTspans(e, gd);
+        })
+        .attr('transform', linkLabelTransform);
+
+    sankeyLinkLabel.exit().remove();
+
     var sankeyNodeSet = sankey.selectAll('.' + c.cn.sankeyNodeSet)
         .data(repeat, keyFun);
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		- Add permanent on-diagram link labels to `sankey` traces via `link.textinfo`, `link.texttemplate`, `link.textfont`, `link.valueformat` and `link.valuesuffix` [[#7888](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/7888)]