# More-info dialog

> The dialog that opens when you select an entity, with its controls, its history, and its settings.

Source: https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/more-info-dialog/

- In code: `ha-more-info-dialog`, `more-info-<domain>`
- Also: more-info, more info

Every entity type has its own controls in it: a brightness slider for a light, a thermostat for climate. The more-info dialog is where users go when a card is not enough.

## Related terms

- [Card](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/card/): A block on a dashboard that shows or controls something, like an entity, a graph, or a weather forecast.
- [Entity](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/entity/): One thing Home Assistant can show, measure, or control, like a light, a temperature sensor, or a switch. Every entity has a state.