Symmetry: 2 full screen Images + text next to each other

Topic summary

A user is attempting to create a landing page section in the Symmetry theme with two full-width images positioned side-by-side without spacing. One image will be a solid color background for text overlay.

Current Issue:

  • The Custom Content Section doesn’t achieve the desired result
  • Images are not displaying at full width
  • Unwanted spacing appears between the images

Technical Details:

  • The user shared CSS/Liquid code from the Custom Section
  • The code appears corrupted or improperly formatted in the latter portion
  • No solutions or responses have been provided yet

Status: The discussion remains open with no resolution. The user is seeking guidance on how to modify the theme to achieve full-width, spacing-free image placement for a responsive design.

Summarized with AI on November 18. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hey everyone,

I’m using the Symmetry theme and I was trying to achieve a landing page Section with 2 Fullscreen Images next to each other without spacing. One Image is actually just going to be a plain color to put text on, but to keep it responsive I thought this would be best solution.

The Custom Content Section basically allows the general settings for this, but the images will a) not be full width and b) have spacing between them.

Does anyone know a way to get this done? The Code for the Custom Section is as follows:


  

    {% for block in section.blocks %}
      

        {% if block.type == 'image' %}
          

          {%- assign show_overlay_text = false -%}
          {%- if block.settings.title != blank or block.settings.subheading != blank or block.settings.text != blank or block.settings.button_label != blank -%}
            {%- assign show_overlay_text = true -%}
          {%- endif -%}
          
            {%- unless block.settings.image_link == blank or block.settings.text contains '' -%}{%- endunless -%}

            {%- if block.settings.image == blank -%}
              

                {{- 'lifestyle-1' | placeholder_svg_tag: 'placeholder-svg' -}}
              

            {%- else -%}
              
                

                  {%- if block.settings.height == 'adapt' -%}
                    

                  {%- endif -%}
                  
                

              

            {%- endif -%}

            {%- if show_overlay_text -%}
            

              

                

                  {%- if block.settings.subheading != blank -%}
                    
{{ block.settings.subheading | escape }}

                  {%- endif -%}
                  {%- if block.settings.title != blank -%}
                    ## {{ block.settings.title | newline_to_br }}
                  {%- endif -%}
                  {%- if block.settings.text != blank -%}
                    {{ block.settings.text }}

                  {%- endif -%}
                  {%- if block.settings.button_label != blank -%}
                    

                      {%- if block.settings.text contains '' -%}
                      {{ block.settings.button_label }}
                      {%- else -%}
                      {{ block.settings.button_label }}
                      {%- endif -%}
                    

                  {%- endif -%}
                

              

            

            {%- endif -%}

            {%- unless block.settings.image_link == blank or block.settings.text contains '' -%}{%- endunless -%}
          

        {% elsif block.type == 'text' %}

          
            {%- if block.settings.subheading != blank -%}
              
{{ block.settings.subheading | escape }}

            {%- endif -%}

            {%- if block.settings.title != blank -%}
              # {{ block.settings.title | escape }}
            {%- endif -%}

            {{ block.settings.text }}

            {%- if block.settings.button_label != blank -%}
              
                {{ block.settings.button_label | escape }}
              

            {%- endif -%}
          

        {% elsif block.type == 'video' %}

          
            

          

        {% elsif block.type == 'html' %}

          
            {{ block.settings.code }}
          

        {% endif %}
      

    {% endfor %}
  

{% schema %}
  {
    "name": "Custom content",
    "max_blocks": 5,
    "settings": [
      {
        "type": "select",
        "id": "alignment",
        "label": "Vertical alignment",
        "default": "top",
        "options": [
          {
            "value": "top",
            "label": "Top"
          },
          {
            "value": "middle",
            "label": "Middle"
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            "value": "bottom",
            "label": "Bottom"
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            "label": "Width",
            "default": "half",
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                "value": "quarter",
                "label": "25%"
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              {
                "value": "third",
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                "value": "half",
                "label": "50%"
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                "value": "two-thirds",
                "label": "66%"
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                "value": "three-quarters",
                "label": "75%"
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                "value": "full",
                "label": "100%"
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            "id": "image",
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            "info": "2048 x 1024px recommended"
          },
          {
            "type": "select",
            "id": "image_position",
            "label": "Image alignment",
            "info": "Used to keep the subject of your image in view",
            "default": "center center",
            "options": [
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                "value": "top left",
                "label": "Top left"
              },
              {
                "value": "top center",
                "label": "Top center"
              },
              {
                "value": "top right",
                "label": "Top right"
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              {
                "value": "center left",
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                "value": "bottom left",
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                "value": "bottom center",
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                "value": "bottom right",
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          },
          {
            "type": "radio",
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            "options": [
              {
                "value": "adapt",
                "label": "Natural"
              },
              {
                "value": "fixed",
                "label": "Fixed height"
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            ],
            "default": "adapt"
          },
          {
            "type": "range",
            "id": "height_desktop",
            "min": 200,
            "max": 1000,
            "step": 20,
            "unit": "px",
            "label": "Desktop fixed height",
            "default": 600
          },
          {
            "type": "range",
            "id": "height_mobile",
            "min": 100,
            "max": 1000,
            "step": 20,
            "unit": "px",
            "label": "Mobile fixed height",
            "default": 500
          },
          {
            "type": "text",
            "id": "subheading",
            "label": "Subheading",
            "default": "Subheading"
          },
          {
            "type": "textarea",
            "id": "title",
            "label": "Heading",
            "default": "Tell your story"
          },
          {
            "type": "richtext",
            "id": "text",
            "label": "Text",
            "default": "

Pair text with an image to tell a story

"
          },
          {
            "type": "checkbox",
            "id": "enlarge_text",
            "label": "Enlarge text",
            "default": false
          },
          {
            "type": "text",
            "id": "button_label",
            "label": "Button"
          },
          {
            "type": "url",
            "id": "image_link",
            "label": "Image link"
          },
          {
            "type": "select",
            "id": "text_alignment",
            "label": "Text overlay position",
            "options": [
              {
                "value": "top left",
                "label": "Top left"
              },
              {
                "value": "top center",
                "label": "Top center"
              },
              {
                "value": "top right",
                "label": "Top right"
              },
              {
                "value": "center left",
                "label": "Middle left"
              },
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                "value": "center center",
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              {
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                "label": "Middle right"
              },
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                "value": "bottom left",
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              },
              {
                "value": "bottom center",
                "label": "Bottom center"
              },
              {
                "value": "bottom right",
                "label": "Bottom right"
              }
            ],
            "default": "center center"
          },
          {
            "type": "header",
            "content": "Layout"
          },
          {
            "id": "mobile_overlay_under",
            "type": "checkbox",
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          {
            "id": "overlay_style",
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            "default": "shadow",
            "options": [
              {
                "value": "full",
                "label": "Tint"
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              {
                "value": "box",
                "label": "Box"
              },
              {
                "value": "shadow",
                "label": "Text shadow"
              },
              {
                "value": "full image-overlay--bg-shadow",
                "label": "Text shadow and tint"
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                "value": "no_background",
                "label": "No background"
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        "type": "text",
        "name": "Text",
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            "type": "select",
            "id": "width",
            "label": "Width",
            "default": "half",
            "options": [
              {
                "value": "quarter",
                "label": "25%"
              },
              {
                "value": "third",
                "label": "33%"
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              {
                "value": "half",
                "label": "50%"
              },
              {
                "value": "two-thirds",
                "label": "66%"
              },
              {
                "value": "three-quarters",
                "label": "75%"
              },
              {
                "value": "full",
                "label": "100%"
              }
            ]
          },
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          },
          {
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            "default": "

Use this text to share information about your store with your customers.

Describe products, share announcements, or welcome customers to your store.

"
          },
          {
            "type": "text",
            "id": "button_label",
            "label": "Button"
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          {
            "type": "url",
            "id": "button_link",
            "label": "Button link"
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            "type": "select",
            "id": "button_style",
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            "default": "primary",
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              {
                "label": "Button - primary",
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                "label": "Left"
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                "value": "center",
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        "type": "video",
        "name": "Embedded video",
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            "type": "select",
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                "label": "66%"
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                "value": "three-quarters",
                "label": "75%"
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              {
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                "label": "100%"
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            "id": "video_url",
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            "label": "Width",
            "default": "half",
            "options": [
              {
                "value": "quarter",
                "label": "25%"
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              {
                "value": "third",
                "label": "33%"
              },
              {
                "value": "half",
                "label": "50%"
              },
              {
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                "label": "66%"
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              {
                "value": "three-quarters",
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              "width": "half"
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          {
            "type": "text",
            "settings": {
              "title": "Welcome",
              "text": "

Use this text to share information about your store with your customers.

Describe products, share announcements, or welcome customers to your store.

",
              "width": "half"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
{% endschema %}

Any help would be apperiacted!