Fine-tune label placement for road shields in QGIS

How do I change the position of a label in Qgis?

In QGIS, you can do this by changing the position of the labels to be rendered directly over the points they refer to.

1. Open the Labels tab of the Layer Properties dialog for the places layer.
2. Select the Placement option from the options list.
3. Click on the Offset from point button.

How do I add a street name in Qgis?

Right click on the layer that you are trying to label-> then go to properties->there will be a ‘Labels’ tab on the left side of the properties window that you will click on. From there you can choose which field that you want to label the layer with (in your case street names).
 

How do I add labels to features in Qgis?

Turn on Labels in QGIS



Right-click on the layer and select the properties option from the menu. Then click on Labels and set up the field you want to label on. Under rendering, make sure the “Show all labels” box is checked.