If you want to place the label at the start of the line, try to use the following formula for x coordinate: x_at(0) And use the following formula for y coordinate: y_at(0) To align the labels at the center of the circle in your example, you need to use the `Alignment horizontal and vertical`: [![enter image description here][1]][1] In alignment `horizontal` write `'Center'`, and alignment `vertical` write `'Half'`. you will get the following result, which is exactly what you need: [![enter image description here][2]][2] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/km6bu.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/ZC1SE.png