Reference Designator in schematic and layout are coming different

Newbie_Kicad · July 30, 2025, 2:25pm

Dear Team,

I am using KiCad 9

Below is my symbol in Schematic and it’s properties.

In the layout it is coming entirely different.Please see below.

May I know what is the issue

I clicked show .Then it is showing J4.What is this INS and L GND R.

RaptorUK · July 30, 2025, 2:32pm

That is the footprint you specified in the symbol properties . . .

If you don’t want that footprint then specify the footprint you do want.

Newbie_Kicad · July 30, 2025, 2:40pm

Thank you.

But for other components footprint name is not coming.Properly only REF is coming.

RaptorUK · July 30, 2025, 2:49pm

I’m guessing that is not a standard KiCad supplied footprint ? if you don’t want the additional silkscreen text there either edit it yourself and remove it or take the issue up with the author.

Newbie_Kicad · July 30, 2025, 2:51pm

Yes ,that is not a Kicad footprint.I downloaded from 3rd party

RaptorUK · July 30, 2025, 2:54pm

Time to breakout the Footprint editor and start learning how to edit a footprint . . . if you don’t know already

Newbie_Kicad · July 30, 2025, 2:57pm

I will do it and update here.

Piotr · July 30, 2025, 4:57pm

And its name ends with “…_AudioInsRGndL” that probably means that except pads it also contains descriptions: “Ins”, “R”, “Gnd”, “L”.
“Audio” is missing