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How to Hide the Welcome to Your New List Icon in SharePoint
Question details
The user wants to hide or remove the default 'Welcome to your new list' icon that displays in a SharePoint Online list web part when a filtered view yields no results.
- Product
- SharePoint Online
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Viewing a SharePoint list web part with a filtered view that currently has no matching items.
- Observed behavior
- The web part displays a large 'Welcome to your new list' icon that consumes substantial page space, despite the underlying list containing data.
Verify your site permissions to ensure you have the necessary Design or Edit rights to modify web parts and list views on your SharePoint site.
Adjust List View Filters and Submit Feedback
Since SharePoint does not offer a native toggle to hide this icon, you must manage it by altering view filters or requesting an update from Microsoft.
Currently, SharePoint Online does not provide an out-of-the-box setting to hide or replace the empty-view icon in a list web part. The most practical approach is to modify your list views to avoid entirely empty results where possible, or explore custom development if absolute control is needed.
Navigate to the page containing the SharePoint list web part, click the view dropdown menu at the top right of the list, and select 'Edit current view'.
Scroll down to the 'Filter' section in the view settings page and adjust the parameters so that the list view is less likely to return completely empty results.
Click the gear icon (Settings) in the top navigation bar, select 'Feedback', and request a feature to allow hiding the empty-state icon in list web parts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the 'Welcome to your new list' icon appear even when my list has data?
This icon is triggered by the specific view being displayed in the web part. If your view has filters applied that result in zero matching items, SharePoint defaults to showing this empty-state icon, regardless of the overall list contents.
Can I use JSON column formatting to hide the empty list icon?
No, JSON view or column formatting only customizes how list items are displayed when they are present. It cannot override the default empty-state screen or its associated default icon.
Will Microsoft add a feature to disable this SharePoint icon?
Microsoft frequently updates SharePoint Online based on user requests. Submitting feedback through official Microsoft channels is the best way to encourage the product team to add a toggle for this specific web part display option.
