diff --git a/roentgen.py b/roentgen.py
index 412ff83..3442e43 100644
--- a/roentgen.py
+++ b/roentgen.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def main(argv) -> None:
 
     painter: Painter = Painter(
         show_missing_tags=options.show_missing_tags, overlap=options.overlap,
-        mode=options.mode, draw_captions=options.draw_captions,
+        mode=options.mode, label_mode=options.label_mode,
         map_=map_, flinger=flinger, svg=svg, icon_extractor=icon_extractor,
         scheme=scheme)
 
diff --git a/roentgen/mapper.py b/roentgen/mapper.py
index 8267aa6..bb13ef0 100644
--- a/roentgen/mapper.py
+++ b/roentgen/mapper.py
@@ -36,15 +36,21 @@ class Painter:
     """
 
     def __init__(
-        self, map_: Map, flinger: Flinger,
-        svg: svgwrite.Drawing, icon_extractor: ShapeExtractor,
-        scheme: Scheme, show_missing_tags: bool = False, overlap: int = 12,
-        mode: str = "normal", draw_captions: str = "main"
+        self,
+        map_: Map,
+        flinger: Flinger,
+        svg: svgwrite.Drawing,
+        icon_extractor: ShapeExtractor,
+        scheme: Scheme,
+        show_missing_tags: bool = False,
+        overlap: int = 12,
+        mode: str = "normal",
+        label_mode: str = "main"
     ):
         self.show_missing_tags: bool = show_missing_tags
         self.overlap: int = overlap
         self.mode: str = mode
-        self.draw_captions: str = draw_captions
+        self.label_mode: str = label_mode
 
         self.map_: Map = map_
         self.flinger: Flinger = flinger
@@ -263,9 +269,11 @@ class Painter:
             ui.progress_bar(
                 steps * 2 + index, steps * 3, step=10, text="Drawing texts"
             )
-            if (self.mode not in [CREATION_TIME_MODE, AUTHOR_MODE] and
-                    self.draw_captions != "no"):
-                point.draw_texts(self.svg, occupied)
+            if (
+                self.mode not in [CREATION_TIME_MODE, AUTHOR_MODE]
+                and self.label_mode != "no"
+            ):
+                point.draw_texts(self.svg, occupied, self.label_mode)
 
         ui.progress_bar(-1, len(nodes), step=10, text="Drawing nodes")
 
diff --git a/roentgen/point.py b/roentgen/point.py
index 67400b7..1b4084a 100644
--- a/roentgen/point.py
+++ b/roentgen/point.py
@@ -154,19 +154,31 @@ class Point(Tagged):
         return True
 
     def draw_texts(
-        self, svg: svgwrite.Drawing, occupied: Optional[Occupied] = None
+        self,
+        svg: svgwrite.Drawing,
+        occupied: Optional[Occupied] = None,
+        label_mode: str = "main",
     ) -> None:
         """
         Draw all labels.
         """
-        for text_struct in self.labels:  # type: Label
-            text = text_struct.text
+        labels: List[Label]
+
+        if label_mode == "main":
+            labels = self.labels[:1]
+        elif label_mode == "all":
+            labels = self.labels
+        else:
+            return
+
+        for label in labels:
+            text = label.text
             text = text.replace(""", '"')
             text = text.replace("&", '&')
             text = text[:26] + ("..." if len(text) > 26 else "")
             self.draw_text(
                 svg, text, self.point + np.array((0, self.y)),
-                occupied, text_struct.fill, size=text_struct.size
+                occupied, label.fill, size=label.size
             )
 
     def draw_text(
diff --git a/roentgen/ui.py b/roentgen/ui.py
index a09597d..07a384e 100644
--- a/roentgen/ui.py
+++ b/roentgen/ui.py
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ def parse_options(args) -> argparse.Namespace:
         dest="scale",
         type=float)
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--captions", "--no-draw-captions",
-        dest="draw_captions",
+        "--labels",
+        help="label drawing mode: `no`, `main`, or `all`",
+        dest="label_mode",
         default="main")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--show-missing-tags",