# Hide & Reorder Fields

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Last updated: 2026-09-25

Learn how to hide and reorder fields in NocoDB.

Use the **Fields** button in the toolbar to manage

* field visibility
* field order
* cover image in Gallery and Kanban views.
* show / hide system fields
* add new field
* add lookup field using existing relational fields

<img alt="Fields Menu" src={__img0} placeholder="blur" />

<AskNocoAI>
  <Prompt>
    Hide [Notes] and [Created By] in this view
  </Prompt>

  <Prompt>
    Show only [Name, Status and Owner] in this view
  </Prompt>

  <Prompt>
    Show all hidden fields in this view
  </Prompt>
</AskNocoAI>

## Show / hide fields

To show or hide fields, open the `Fields` menu and toggle the switch next to each field name.

<Callout type="tip">
   For better customization, create multiple grid views with different sets of visible fields. 
</Callout>

<img alt="Show/Hide Fields" src={__img1} placeholder="blur" />

## Rearranging fields

To rearrange field positions, open the `Fields` menu and drag fields using the `⋮⋮` (drag icon) next to each field name.
<img alt="Reorder Fields" src={__img2} placeholder="blur" />

## Show / hide system fields

By default, system fields are hidden — you can enable them by selecting **Show system fields**.

<Callout type="info">
  In Gallery and Kanban views, this option appears as 

  **Edit Cards**

   in the toolbar.
</Callout>

<img alt="Show system fields" src={__img3} placeholder="blur" />

## Change cover field

In Gallery and Kanban views, you can change the cover field by clicking `Cover image` field in the `Edit Cards` menu. Only fields of type Attachment can be used as cover fields. You can also use the Settings button in the same menu to adjust image display properties like `Fit image` or `Cover image`.

<div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '1rem', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
  <img src="/img/v2/table-operations/fields-gallery-1.png" alt="Change cover field 1" style={{ maxWidth: '48%' }} />

  <img src="/img/v2/table-operations/fields-gallery-2.png" alt="Change cover field 2" style={{ maxWidth: '48%' }} />
</div>

## Add new field

To add a new field, click the `+ New Field` button at the bottom of the `Fields` menu. This opens the field creation modal where you can select the field type and configure its properties.

## Add lookup field using existing relational fields

To add a lookup field based on an existing relational field, click relational field in the `Fields` menu. This opens a modal where you can select the target field to create a lookup field. Click `Add n lookup field(s)` to complete the process.

<img alt="Add Lookup Field" src={__img4} placeholder="blur" />

## Hide field labels ☁

<Callout type="new">
  This feature is available on 

  **NocoDB Cloud**

   (Plus plan and above) and licensed self-hosted deployments (Business plan and above).
</Callout>

In **Gallery** and **Kanban** views, you can hide field labels (headers) shown inside each record tile/card. This helps create a cleaner, more compact card layout—especially useful when cards are used for visual scanning.

**Steps**

Open the **Gallery** or **Kanban** view.

1. Click the **More options (⋮)** menu in the view toolbar.
2. Select **Hide field header** / **Show field header** to toggle the setting.

<img alt="Hide Field Header" src={__img5} placeholder="blur" />

Once enabled, field names (labels) are hidden and only field values are shown on the record tiles/cards.

<Callout type="info">
  This setting is view-specific and applies only to Gallery and Kanban views. Grid view is not affected.
</Callout>

<Callout type="tip">
  Use this option along with field reordering and cover image settings to design compact, dashboard-friendly cards.
</Callout>

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- [Grouping Records](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/table-operations/group-by.md): Learn how to group records in NocoDB.
- [Colouring Records](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/table-operations/record-colouring.md): Learn how to colour records and individual fields in NocoDB.
- [Record Height](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/table-operations/row-height.md): Learn how to adjust the height of records in NocoDB.
- [Freeze Fields](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/table-operations/freeze-fields.md): Keep up to three fields pinned in place while scrolling horizontally in Grid view.
- [Search](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/table-operations/search.md): Learn how to search for records in NocoDB.
- [Realtime Presence](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/tables/table-operations/realtime-presence.md): See who else is working in a table, live, with per-collaborator markers in the grid.