diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/BooleanInput.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/BooleanInput.js
index 49f428d9c..f7be01803 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/BooleanInput.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/BooleanInput.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
     returnAnchorStateVariableDefinition,
 } from "../utils/graphical";
 import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
     returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
     returnWrapNonLabelsSugarFunction,
 } from "../utils/label";
@@ -48,12 +49,6 @@ export default class BooleanInput extends Input {
             defaultValue: false,
             public: true,
         };
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
         attributes.asToggleButton = {
             createComponentOfType: "boolean",
             createStateVariable: "asToggleButton",
@@ -73,6 +68,8 @@ export default class BooleanInput extends Input {
             forRenderer: true,
         };
 
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         Object.assign(attributes, returnAnchorAttributes());
 
         return attributes;
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/CallAction.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/CallAction.js
index a4b94581c..68d8f7f9e 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/CallAction.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/CallAction.js
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import {
     returnAnchorAttributes,
     returnAnchorStateVariableDefinition,
 } from "../utils/graphical";
-import { returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions } from "../utils/label";
+import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
+    returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
+} from "../utils/label";
 import {
     addStandardTriggeringStateVariableDefinitions,
     returnStandardTriggeringAttributes,
@@ -56,13 +59,6 @@ export default class CallAction extends InlineComponent {
         // attributes.width = {default: 300};
         // attributes.height = {default: 50};
 
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
-
         attributes.actionName = {
             createComponentOfType: "text",
             createStateVariable: "actionName",
@@ -78,6 +74,8 @@ export default class CallAction extends InlineComponent {
             forRenderer: true,
         };
 
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         Object.assign(attributes, returnAnchorAttributes());
 
         let triggerAttributes = returnStandardTriggeringAttributes(
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/ChoiceInput.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/ChoiceInput.js
index 58d640de2..b25b00cbc 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/ChoiceInput.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/ChoiceInput.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import Input from "./abstract/Input";
 import me from "math-expressions";
 import { enumerateCombinations, enumeratePermutations } from "@doenet/utils";
 import { setUpVariantSeedAndRng } from "../utils/variants";
-import { returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions } from "../utils/label";
+import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
+    returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
+} from "../utils/label";
 
 export default class Choiceinput extends Input {
     constructor(args) {
@@ -102,12 +105,7 @@ export default class Choiceinput extends Input {
             fallBackToParentStateVariable: "submitLabelNoCorrectness",
         };
 
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
 
         return attributes;
     }
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/Function.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/Function.js
index 9f8600206..7782141aa 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/Function.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/Function.js
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ import {
     returnRoundingAttributes,
     returnRoundingStateVariableDefinitions,
 } from "../utils/rounding";
-import { returnWrapNonLabelsSugarFunction } from "../utils/label";
+import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
+    returnWrapNonLabelsSugarFunction,
+} from "../utils/label";
 import {
     find_local_global_maxima,
     find_local_global_minima,
@@ -79,12 +82,8 @@ export default class Function extends InlineComponent {
         // include attributes of graphical components
         // for case when function is adapted into a curve
 
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         attributes.applyStyleToLabel = {
             createComponentOfType: "boolean",
             createStateVariable: "applyStyleToLabel",
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/MathInput.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/MathInput.js
index 16f21718f..fc841cbb3 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/MathInput.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/MathInput.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
     returnRoundingStateVariableDefinitions,
 } from "../utils/rounding";
 import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
     returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
     returnWrapNonLabelsSugarFunction,
 } from "../utils/label";
@@ -130,12 +131,9 @@ export default class MathInput extends Input {
             public: true,
             forRenderer: true,
         };
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
+
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         return attributes;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/Slider.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/Slider.js
index 0f8ba9ad9..ca410eb9d 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/Slider.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/Slider.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { roundForDisplay } from "../utils/math";
 import BaseComponent from "./abstract/BaseComponent";
 import me from "math-expressions";
-import { returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions } from "../utils/label";
+import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
+    returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
+} from "../utils/label";
 import {
     returnRoundingAttributeComponentShadowing,
     returnRoundingAttributes,
@@ -50,12 +53,6 @@ export default class Slider extends BaseComponent {
             createStateVariable: "initialValue",
             defaultValue: null,
         };
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
         attributes.showControls = {
             createComponentOfType: "boolean",
             createStateVariable: "showControls",
@@ -99,6 +96,8 @@ export default class Slider extends BaseComponent {
             forRenderer: true,
         };
 
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         Object.assign(attributes, returnRoundingAttributes());
 
         attributes.bindValueTo = {
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/TextInput.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/TextInput.js
index 8f801059e..0d5d71e35 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/TextInput.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/TextInput.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
     returnAnchorStateVariableDefinition,
 } from "../utils/graphical";
 import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
     returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
     returnWrapNonLabelsSugarFunction,
 } from "../utils/label";
@@ -73,12 +74,6 @@ export default class Textinput extends Input {
             forRenderer: true,
             public: true,
         };
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
         attributes.draggable = {
             createComponentOfType: "boolean",
             createStateVariable: "draggable",
@@ -89,6 +84,8 @@ export default class Textinput extends Input {
 
         Object.assign(attributes, returnAnchorAttributes());
 
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         return attributes;
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/TriggerSet.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/TriggerSet.js
index cf73ae85c..7e81cd5fb 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/TriggerSet.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/TriggerSet.js
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import {
     returnAnchorAttributes,
     returnAnchorStateVariableDefinition,
 } from "../utils/graphical";
-import { returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions } from "../utils/label";
+import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
+    returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
+} from "../utils/label";
 import {
     addStandardTriggeringStateVariableDefinitions,
     returnStandardTriggeringAttributes,
@@ -30,13 +33,6 @@ export default class triggerSet extends InlineComponent {
         // attributes.width = {default: 300};
         // attributes.height = {default: 50};
 
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
-
         attributes.draggable = {
             createComponentOfType: "boolean",
             createStateVariable: "draggable",
@@ -47,6 +43,8 @@ export default class triggerSet extends InlineComponent {
 
         Object.assign(attributes, returnAnchorAttributes());
 
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         let triggerAttributes = returnStandardTriggeringAttributes(
             "triggerActionsIfTriggerNewlyTrue",
         );
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/UpdateValue.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/UpdateValue.js
index bfb29b78f..84dee19fd 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/UpdateValue.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/UpdateValue.js
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import {
     returnAnchorAttributes,
     returnAnchorStateVariableDefinition,
 } from "../utils/graphical";
-import { returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions } from "../utils/label";
+import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
+    returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
+} from "../utils/label";
 import { normalizeMathExpression } from "@doenet/utils";
 import {
     addStandardTriggeringStateVariableDefinitions,
@@ -33,13 +36,6 @@ export default class UpdateValue extends InlineComponent {
         // attributes.width = {default: 300};
         // attributes.height = {default: 50};
 
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
-
         attributes.type = {
             createPrimitiveOfType: "string",
             createStateVariable: "type",
@@ -98,6 +94,8 @@ export default class UpdateValue extends InlineComponent {
 
         Object.assign(attributes, returnAnchorAttributes());
 
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         let triggerAttributes = returnStandardTriggeringAttributes(
             "updateValueIfTriggerNewlyTrue",
         );
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/abstract/GraphicalComponent.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/abstract/GraphicalComponent.js
index 67771552a..b88229d81 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/abstract/GraphicalComponent.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/components/abstract/GraphicalComponent.js
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import BaseComponent from "./BaseComponent";
 import { returnSelectedStyleStateVariableDefinition } from "@doenet/utils";
-import { returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions } from "../../utils/label";
+import {
+    returnLabelAttributes,
+    returnLabelStateVariableDefinitions,
+} from "../../utils/label";
 
 export default class GraphicalComponent extends BaseComponent {
     static componentType = "_graphical";
 
     static createAttributesObject() {
         let attributes = super.createAttributesObject();
-        attributes.labelIsName = {
-            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
-            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
-            defaultValue: false,
-            public: true,
-        };
+
+        Object.assign(attributes, returnLabelAttributes());
+
         attributes.applyStyleToLabel = {
             createComponentOfType: "boolean",
             createStateVariable: "applyStyleToLabel",
diff --git a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/utils/label.js b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/utils/label.js
index 89a7699d0..09302b55f 100644
--- a/packages/doenetml-worker/src/utils/label.js
+++ b/packages/doenetml-worker/src/utils/label.js
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+export function returnLabelAttributes() {
+    return {
+        labelIsName: {
+            createComponentOfType: "boolean",
+            createStateVariable: "labelIsName",
+            defaultValue: false,
+            public: true,
+        },
+    };
+}
+
 export function returnWrapNonLabelsSugarFunction({
     wrappingComponentType,
     createAttributeOfType,