Dawn Theme - Announcement Bar - Link not showing

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Topic summary

A Shopify store owner using the Dawn theme is experiencing an issue with the announcement bar. When adding a phone number or URL link, only an arrow icon appears instead of displaying the actual text alongside it.

Problem identified:

  • The phone number was being entered only in the link field (href), not in the text field
  • This caused the clickable link to work, but no visible text appeared on the announcement bar

Solution provided:

  • Enter the desired URL/path in the link section
  • Separately enter the phone number or text in the text field to make it visible
  • This displays both the text and maintains the clickable functionality

Current status:

  • The solution works, but the user dislikes the arrow icon appearance
  • They’re considering either removing the arrow via CSS or testing alternative themes that offer more layout flexibility, particularly for positioning the phone number on the right side of the announcement bar.
Summarized with AI on November 23. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hoping this is a small edit that I am missing on the Dawn Theme. I have tried both adding a phone number and a ULR link in the announcement section of the theme for it to be visible on the bar. When I had those, an arrow appears at the top of the page and it allows you to click on the arrow for a pop up to call or go to URL - but I want it to show the text too.

Is there a reason why it is only the → arrow icon that shows up not that phone number too. (Or even other text). How can I make that show up?

Appreciate any help!

Jen

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Hello @jengbennett ,

It’s GemPages support team and glad to support you today.

Could you please share your store URL ( with the password if your store password is enabled ) then I can see and suggest something for you?

Best regards,
GemPages Support Team

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Hi @jengbennett

Can you kindly share your store link (with the password, if any) with us? We will check it and suggest you a solution if possible.

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Thank you looking into this for me!

https://supergoodstuff-6333.myshopify.com/

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Appreciate any suggestions! https://supergoodstuff-6333.myshopify.com/

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Hi @jengbennett

We checked and saw that the phone number you write in the link is the href of the link, so it does not appear in the text. That phone number becomes the href of the link (link):

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To display that phone number, you must write in the text:

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In the link section, you enter the path you want to link to.

I hope that this can help you solve the issue.

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Thanks for the idea with that. That works, but I don’t love how the arrow shows, I’m sure I could remove that in the theme css. I was also looking to move the phone number to the right - I’m testing out another theme that gives so more options. Thanks again for your help!

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