diff --git a/web/gui2/src/main/webapp/app/view/topology/layer/forcesvg/visuals/hostnodesvg/hostnodesvg.component.html b/web/gui2/src/main/webapp/app/view/topology/layer/forcesvg/visuals/hostnodesvg/hostnodesvg.component.html
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+<!--
+~ Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+~
+~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+~
+~     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+~
+~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+~ limitations under the License.
+-->
+<svg:g  xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" [attr.transform]="'translate(' + host?.x + ',' + host?.y + ')'">>
+  <svg:circle
+          cx="0"
+          cy="0"
+          r="5">
+  </svg:circle>
+  <svg:text>{{host?.id}}</svg:text>
+</svg:g>
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