SharePoint Online list - format group headers to remove column name

Question

I have a SharePoint Online list that contains employee documents for each of our staff members.

I keep it grouped by employee name which is great, but the word 'Employee:' before each name is really bugging me.

Is there a way to remove the name of the column that appears before the grouping?

For Example:

Should read as:

I've seen posts and videos using JSON to format the grouping with background colors, icons, custom text etc. but I can't isolate what's needed to just remove the column name. I'm super new at all this stuff and just finding my way through things at the moment.

Answer 1

Use below JSON to format list view:

{
  "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/row-formatting.schema.json",
  "groupProps": {
    "headerFormatter": {
      "elmType": "div",
      "style": {
        "padding-left": "12px",
        "font-size": "16px",
        "font-weight": "400",
        "cursor": "pointer",
        "outline": "0px",
        "white-space": "nowrap",
        "text-overflow": "ellipsis"
      },
      "children": [
        {
          "elmType": "div",
          "children": [
            {
              "elmType": "span",
              "style": {
                "padding": "5px 5px 5px 5px"
              },
              "txtContent": "@group.fieldData.displayValue"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "elmType": "div",
          "children": [
            {
              "elmType": "div",
              "style": {
                "display": "flex",
                "flex-direction": "row",
                "justify-content": "center"
              },
              "children": [
                {
                  "elmType": "div",
                  "txtContent": "=' (' + @group.count + ')'"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

List view without JSON formatting:

List view with JSON formatting:

Documentation: Use view formatting to customize SharePoint

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Update from comments:

For person or group fields, replace @group.fieldData.displayValue with @group.fieldData.title in above JSON & it should work for you.

Output:

Note: txtContent property of 1st nested div element need to be changed as per the column/data type of column you are using for "Group by".

Check this article for more details: SharePoint JSON Formatting: Remove column name from group header.

Answer 2

For lookup fields, replace @group.fieldData.displayValue with @group.fieldData.lookupValue in above JSON