# Hiding and showing cells

You can hide and show the code and/or output of one or all cells in a notebook. This allows you to pull the attention towards the insights that matter, keeping all of your data cleaning and theming plumbing out of sight. The code and output of a cell that you hide won’t be visible in [reader mode](https://workspace-docs.datacamp.com/work/reader-mode).

To hide the code portion of a code or SQL cell, click the 'eye' icon that appears next to the code:

<figure><img src="/files/QRnU3LjKSwFL8Zf75Tt8" alt=""><figcaption><p>Hiding the code portion of a cell</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/qj31sp6goIbI3rLTlYwr" alt=""><figcaption><p>Result of hiding the code portion of a cell</p></figcaption></figure>

To hide the output portion of a cell, click the 'eye' icon that appears next to the output.

<figure><img src="/files/ejjxd8tFyAsmkXWy9zaF" alt=""><figcaption><p>Hiding the output portion of a cell</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/aqifKUWJYDKdV7tcmRAo" alt=""><figcaption><p>Result of hiding the output portion of a cell</p></figcaption></figure>

You can also hide both the code and the output, which collapses the entire cell into a line. Multiple adjacent hidden cells will also show up as one line.

<figure><img src="/files/PKIEec3f2Evpg5Uhj9kD" alt=""><figcaption><p>Result of hiding the code and output portion of a cell</p></figcaption></figure>


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