White Bar above my Header

Topic summary

A white bar unexpectedly appeared above the header on a Shopify store using the Dawn theme. The issue affects the homepage, product pages, collections, blogs, and policy pages.

Attempted Solutions:

  • Original poster tried multiple CSS fixes targeting .utility-bar--bottom-border and .header-wrapper without success
  • One responder suggested CSS targeting the body element with negative margin, which partially worked for the front page and product pages but not for collections, blogs, or policy pages
  • Another suggested hiding .gradient text elements and commenting out the responsible code section
  • A third responder identified a specific character in the code (shown via screenshot) as the root cause, recommending removal from theme.liquid or checking App embeds for conflicts

Current Status:
The issue remains unresolved across most page types. The original poster confirmed they couldn’t locate the problematic character in theme.liquid and disabling app embeds produced no change. The discussion is ongoing with the poster requesting additional help.

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There is a white bar that just randomly showed up above my header. I have tried multiple code fixes that have been unsuccessful here is a link to my site: https://tacessentials.com/

I use the Dawn Theme

Any help is greatly appreciated

These are the code fixes I have tried to put in my base.css that have been unsuccessful

Attempt 1

.utility-bar–bottom-border{ border: none !important; }

Attempt 2

.utility-bar–bottom-border{
border: none !important;
}

Attempt 3

.section-header .header-wrapper {
height: 100% !important;
}

Attempt 4

.header-wrapper {
height: 0px!important;
}

Hi @TacEssentials

You can try to follow this step
Step 1: Go to Edit code
Step 2: Find file base.css and add this code at the end of the file

body.gradient.animate--hover-3d-lift.jdgm--leex-script-loaded {
    margin-top: -30px !important;
}

Result

Best,

DaisyVo

Hey @TacEssentials ,

Hope you’re doing well :slightly_smiling_face:

You can try this CSS:

.gradient text {
display: none !important;
}

In the meantime, I recommend identifying the section of code responsible for rendering this part and temporarily commenting it out. If you need any assistance, feel free to reach out.

Thanks,
Shubham | Untechnickle

Hi @TacEssentials

This character causes that space. Please try to find and remove it from your theme.liquid file to solve the issue. If you cannot find it on theme.liquid file, I recommend you try to disab apps in App embeds from Online Store > Themes > Customize and check if it caused by an app.

Your code worked for the front page and product pages however it is on every single collection, blog, and policy page as well.

I looked for that code and couldn’t find it in the theme.liquid. I also tried the app embeds and there was no change.

Any help is appreciated!