Automatic number on symbol reference name

[Royce]

Hi folks,

I inserted a symbol and named it “Power_in”.
However, Kicad 6.0 always appends a “1” after the name.

Is there a way to change this behaviour?

Thanks!

[der.ule]

Use the “Value” field to define what the part is for (in this case “Power in”) and the reference for identification on the boards (J1, R1, etc. etc.)

EDIT: There are international and industrial norms for the reference values

Reference designator

[Royce]

Makes sense, thank you!

[paulvdh]

The standard power symbols do not have a visible Reference Designator.

I opend a +12V power symbol in the symbol editor and it has a “#” in front of the Reference, and that is used to suppress parts (or visibility) in KiCad.