Present disclosure relates to a faceplate having programmable functionality markings for a switching device. The faceplate includes a functionality marking programmer, a functionality marking input interface, a functionality marking display and a circuit board. A user uses functionality marking programmer to designate switching device to a specific functionality with a corresponding functionality marking. The circuit board includes a control module. The control module includes a processor and a non-volatile memory storing an operating system and computer executable instructions, when executed at processor, computer executable instructions cause processor to: receive, from user through functionality marking input interface, functionality marking programming instructions, designate, by a functionality marking programmer, one of a set of functionality markings to the switching device according to the functionality marking programming instructions received from the functionality marking input interface, and display, by the functionality marking display on the faceplate, the programmed functionality marking of the switching device.