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Hi,


Is there any way of wrapping the text in the header fields so that I don’t have to have such a wide column to fit the header in? In the example above I want to be able to see “Genre” rather than “Ge…” and “Proofer 1” instead of “Pro…”


Thanks in advance!


Kate

As a new user, this is a major block. I am used to looking at very compact tables without needing to hover or scroll to digest the information. 

Please please please add text wrap options to all areas of the layout, especially in the headers. In fact, just copy Excel or Google Sheets! All of the standard formatting options on the main header bar of Google sheets need to be standard options in an airtable base as well. That includes text wrap. 

+1 on wrapping header text

+1 for wrapping headers and fields

This is super SUPER annoying that this is not available. Especially for columns containing numbers, where you really don't want to take up a ton of unnecessary space, but are forced to because the column heads don't wrap. Anyway... you can install the Stylus Chrome Extension and then in the CSS box put in this code... and it will cause the text to be smaller and the text to wrap. It looks kind of dumb. But it works. 

-moz-document domain("airtable.com") {
.text-size-default { font-size:9px; }
.headerRow .cell.read .contentWrapper .nameAndDescription { right:0; top:3px; }
.nameAndDescription .truncate { max-width:100%; overflow:visible; overflow-wrap:break-word; text-overflow:default; white-space:normal; }
}

I can't believe this hasn't been implemented when users have been asking for this minor tweak for years. Lauren even showed the developers how to do it in a browser. How much work could it be to tweak the app interface a bit?

please please please add this feature!! it is so basic, but would really help us all out.

+1 I have about 20 fields (columns), each with 5 descriptors in the field name, and I need to be able to fill these out for lots of rows. Reading the header row at a glance is critical, otherwise I literally can't complete my job in a timely manner. Expanding the column width is a poor option because my data density goes way down and required a bunch of horizontal scrolling. I really need to be able to wrap the text in the header row so it can show multiple lines of text. See attached. Thanks

If you want to see the full field name but have the column narrowed, you can:



  • hover over the header and a tooltip appears with the name

  • use emojis, to save characters or to complement the title

  • use fields descriptions for large text of information


Not helpful, in the least.

Calling it “ridiculous” is a bit much, but I do feel that it could be optimized. My recommendation would be to only show the type indicator and menu arrow if the mouse is hovering over the header; the rest of the time, only show the label.


It is ABSOLUTELY "ridiculous". 

Years later... and nothing. I can't believe I'm paying for this steaming pile. 

UPVOTE!  Please make this feature.  WOULD BE SO HELPFUL!!!!  PRETTY PLEASEEE! 

any traction on this?  would make a huge difference to the UI

Be sure to email support@airtable.com to express your desire for this feature.

- ScottWorld, .Expert Airtable Consultant

Feature requests need now to be handled by filling out this specific form, so it might be a good idea to send it over that way as well.

More on the new way of submitting “product ideas” here.

Mike, Consultant @ Automatic Nation

This is super SUPER annoying that this is not available. Especially for columns containing numbers, where you really don't want to take up a ton of unnecessary space, but are forced to because the column heads don't wrap. Anyway... you can install the Stylus Chrome Extension and then in the CSS box put in this code... and it will cause the text to be smaller and the text to wrap. It looks kind of dumb. But it works. 

-moz-document domain("airtable.com") {
.text-size-default { font-size:9px; }
.headerRow .cell.read .contentWrapper .nameAndDescription { right:0; top:3px; }
.nameAndDescription .truncate { max-width:100%; overflow:visible; overflow-wrap:break-word; text-overflow:default; white-space:normal; }
}

Thanks for trying. It looks like its not working anymore. 

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