How to Handle Title Overlays on SharePoint Quick Links Images
Question details
The user wants to prevent the title strip from covering the bottom portion of custom images in the SharePoint Quick Links web part.
- Product
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Designing a SharePoint intranet page using the Quick Links web part set to the Grid layout.
- Observed behavior
- A title strip is automatically placed over the bottom 30 percent of custom images, hiding important parts of the uploaded graphics.
Make sure you have access to the original image files used for your Quick Links and a basic image editor to adjust their canvas size if necessary.
Adjust Image Composition with Bottom Padding
Since the title overlay is hardcoded into the Quick Links Grid design, manually adding blank padding to the bottom of your image prevents essential content from being hidden.
The Quick Links Grid layout is designed to automatically overlay titles on the lower portion of images to maintain a consistent UI. There is no built-in toggle to disable this.
To work around this limitation, you can modify your image so that the bottom 30 percent contains no critical visual information.
Open your custom image file in any standard photo editing software.
Expand the canvas downwards by approximately 30 percent. Fill this new empty space with a complementary background color rather than stretching the original graphic.
Export the adjusted image, ideally keeping standard dimensions like 400 by 267 pixels.
Edit your SharePoint page, open the Quick Links web part, and upload the new image. The title overlay will now sit safely over the blank padding.
Change the Quick Links Layout Style
If you prefer not to edit your images, changing the web part layout from 'Grid' to another style will display titles differently and avoid overlapping your images.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I remove the title overlay from SharePoint Quick Links using settings?
No, the title overlay is an inherent design element of the Grid layout in the Quick Links web part and cannot be disabled through standard SharePoint settings.
What is the exact size of the title overlay in the Grid layout?
The overlay typically covers the bottom 30 percent of your custom image. It is highly recommended to leave this lower third free of critical text or visual information.
Do all Quick Links layouts feature this image overlay?
No, the layout overlay behavior varies. Layouts like 'List' or 'Compact' display the image and the text separately, avoiding the overlap issue entirely.
