Web Part: What is the tag (headerViewsContainer_d97230f4) that appears in the document library?

[u2ayd33s]

Target SharePoint environment

SharePoint Online

What SharePoint development model, framework, SDK or API is this about?

Declarative list formatting

Developer environment

Windows

What browser(s) / client(s) have you tested

• 💥 Internet Explorer
• 💥 Microsoft Edge
• 💥 Google Chrome
• 💥 FireFox
• 💥 Safari
• mobile (iOS/iPadOS)
• mobile (Android)
• not applicable
• other (enter in the "Additional environment details" area below)

Additional environment details

No response

Describe the bug / error

I think the tag (headerViewsContainer_d97230f4) that appears in the document library is unnecessary.
I don't know what it is used for.
It has a height specification even though nothing is displayed.
When I view a page on the site, there are no tags.
When I display them next to each other in a custom view, the tag (headerViewsContainer_d97230f4) is there and the view is misaligned.

Steps to reproduce

1.Customizing Views
2.Display with Web Parts

Expected behavior

I want to display them in the same position.

[Ashlesha-MSFT]

Hello @u2ayd33s,
Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We will look into it and get back to you shortly.

[Ashlesha-MSFT]

@u2ayd33s,
The tag headerViewsContainer_d97230f4 that appears in the document library is related to the view container in SharePoint’s modern document libraries or lists. This tag is part of the internal structure used by SharePoint to handle various components of the page, including the headers, views, and filters. It is dynamically generated and not something that users typically interact with directly.

[Pellehakman]

Is there any possible way to hide this? Also, the Header itself would be nice to hide, is it possible?

[Ashlesha-MSFT]

@Pellehakman, @u2ayd33s,
Thanks for the detailed explanation above. I tried to reproduce the issue described in this thread, but I was not able to observe the headerViewsContainer_d97230f4 element appearing in my environment.

1. Created and customized a document library view.
2. Added the library to a modern SharePoint page using the Document Library web part.

Could this tag be rendered conditionally, perhaps based on site type, layout options, or experimental features?
Is there a known scenario or flag that causes this container to appear?
Would it be possible to confirm with a minimal reproducible example or share a screenshot that clearly shows the tag and its impact?

Happy to retest on my side with additional context.