---
title: "How to show or hide the title block on the map"
description: "Show or hide the map title and description in the bar above the map with the Display title block switch. It is on for new maps."
seo:
  title: "Show or hide the title block"
sidebar:
  label: "Show or hide the title block"
---

`Display title block` shows or hides the `Map title` and `Description` in the bar above the map. It is on for a new map. The setting changes the map view only; the portal listing card, browser tab, and SEO snippets still use the title and description.

## Before you start

- You need edit access to the map.
- The title block uses the `Map title` and `Description` from `Map details`. Set them first ([How to set the map title and description](/docs/map-settings/set-map-title-and-description)).

## Open the map's `Configuration` page

Open the map and click `Configuration` in the sidebar. In the page's side nav, click `Layout & navigation`.

## Turn the title block on or off

Click the `Display title block` switch. The setting saves on click.

<img src="/_assets/map-settings/show-the-map-title-block--setting.png" alt="Layout & navigation section of the Configuration page with the Display title block switch on, above the Use navigation switch and the Navigation Items list" width="1600" height="960" />

## Verify the result

Open the map (or refresh it). With the title block on, the map title and description show in the bar above the map:

<img src="/_assets/map-settings/show-the-map-title-block--on.png" alt="World Atlas as a visitor sees it, with the title World Atlas and its description in the bar above the map and a Map portal link on the right" width="1600" height="960" />

With the title block off, the title and description are gone. If the map has a [navigation menu](/docs/map-settings/build-custom-navigation-menu), the bar stays to hold it; with no navigation items, the bar goes too and the map fills the space:

<img src="/_assets/map-settings/show-the-map-title-block--off.png" alt="World Atlas as a visitor sees it with the title block off: the bar above the map shows only the logo and the Map portal link" width="1600" height="960" />

## When to hide the title block

Hide the title block when you want more room for the map, or when the map has no need for a title on screen. The portal listing and SEO snippets still carry the title and description, so portal visitors still see them.