diff --git a/client/src/app/components/features/features-table/features-table.component.html b/client/src/app/components/features/features-table/features-table.component.html
index 6fd6fe6d1..f53dcdc18 100644
--- a/client/src/app/components/features/features-table/features-table.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/components/features/features-table/features-table.component.html
@@ -54,12 +54,10 @@
           Name
         </th>
         <th
-          nzLeft
           nzWidth="70px">
           Type
         </th>
         <th
-          nzLeft
           nzWidth="200px">
           Aliases
         </th>
@@ -130,7 +128,7 @@
               filterChange$.next()
             "></cvc-clearable-input-filter>
         </th>
-        <th nzLeft>
+        <th>
           <nz-select
             nzAllowClear
             nzSize="small"
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@
             </nz-option>
           </nz-select>
         </th>
-        <th nzLeft>
+        <th>
           <cvc-clearable-input-filter
             [(inputModel)]="aliasInput"
             (inputModelChange)="
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@
         let-index="index">
         <tr class="data-row">
           <td nzLeft>
-            <cvc-feature-tag [feature]="feature"></cvc-feature-tag>
+            <cvc-feature-tag [feature]="feature!"></cvc-feature-tag>
           </td>
           <td>
             <span
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@
               {{ feature.featureInstanceType | titlecase }}
             </span>
           </td>
-          <td nzLeft>
+          <td>
             <cvc-plain-tag-overflow
               [tags]="feature.featureAliases"
               [matchingText]="aliasInput"></cvc-plain-tag-overflow>
@@ -242,7 +240,7 @@
 <!-- card's title template -->
 <ng-template #titleTemplate>
   <ng-container *ngIf="this.cvcTitleTemplate">
-    <ng-template [ngTemplateOutlet]="cvcTitleTemplate"></ng-template>
+    <ng-template [ngTemplateOutlet]="cvcTitleTemplate!"></ng-template>
   </ng-container>
   <ng-container *ngIf="this.cvcTitle">
     {{ this.cvcTitle }}
diff --git a/client/src/app/layout/layout.component.html b/client/src/app/layout/layout.component.html
index 93027cca4..7cb57342e 100644
--- a/client/src/app/layout/layout.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/layout/layout.component.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="civic-assertion"></i>
-            <a routerLink="/assertions">Assertions</a>
+            <a routerLink="/assertions"><span>Assertions</span></a>
           </li>
 
           <li
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="civic-evidence"></i>
-            <a routerLink="/evidence">Evidence</a>
+            <a routerLink="/evidence"><span>Evidence</span></a>
           </li>
 
           <li
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="civic-molecularprofile"></i>
-            <a routerLink="/molecular-profiles">Molecular Profiles</a>
+            <a routerLink="/molecular-profiles"
+              ><span>Molecular Profiles</span></a
+            >
           </li>
 
           <li
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="civic-feature"></i>
-            <a routerLink="/features">Features</a>
+            <a routerLink="/features"><span>Features</span></a>
           </li>
 
           <li
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="civic-variant"></i>
-            <a routerLink="/variants">Variants</a>
+            <a routerLink="/variants"><span>Variants</span></a>
           </li>
 
           <li
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="civic-variantgroup"></i>
-            <a routerLink="/variant-groups">Variant Groups</a>
+            <a routerLink="/variant-groups"><span>Variant Groups</span></a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </li>
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@
         <i
           nz-icon
           nzType="civic-clinicaltrial"></i>
-        <a routerLink="/clinical-trials">Clinical Trials</a>
+        <a routerLink="/clinical-trials"><span>Clinical Trials</span></a>
       </li>
 
       <li
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@
         <i
           nz-icon
           nzType="civic-disease"></i>
-        <a routerLink="/diseases">Diseases</a>
+        <a routerLink="/diseases"><span>Diseases</span></a>
       </li>
 
       <li
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@
         <i
           nz-icon
           nzType="civic-therapy"></i>
-        <a routerLink="/therapies">Therapies</a>
+        <a routerLink="/therapies"><span>Therapies</span></a>
       </li>
 
       <li
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@
         <i
           nz-icon
           nzType="civic-phenotype"></i>
-        <a routerLink="/phenotypes">Phenotypes</a>
+        <a routerLink="/phenotypes"><span>Phenotypes</span></a>
       </li>
 
       <li
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@
         <i
           nz-icon
           nzType="civic-source"></i>
-        <a routerLink="/sources">Sources</a>
+        <a routerLink="/sources"><span>Sources</span></a>
       </li>
 
       <li
@@ -179,7 +181,7 @@
         <i
           nz-icon
           nzType="civic-varianttype"></i>
-        <a routerLink="/variant-types">Variant Types</a>
+        <a routerLink="/variant-types"><span>Variant Types</span></a>
       </li>
 
       <li
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="civic-event"></i>
-            <a routerLink="/curation/activity"> Activity </a>
+            <a routerLink="/curation/activity"><span>Activity</span></a>
           </li>
           <li
             nz-menu-item
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@
             <i
               nz-icon
               nzType="civic-queue"></i>
-            <a routerLink="/curation/queues">Queues</a>
+            <a routerLink="/curation/queues"><span>Queues</span></a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </li>
@@ -225,9 +227,9 @@
               nzType="civic-curator"></i>
             <a
               routerLink="/users"
-              id="main-users"
-              >Contributors</a
-            >
+              id="main-users">
+              <span>Contributors</span>
+            </a>
           </li>
 
           <li
@@ -241,9 +243,9 @@
               nzType="civic-organization"></i>
             <a
               routerLink="/organizations"
-              id="main-organization"
-              >Organizations</a
-            >
+              id="main-organization">
+              <span>Organizations</span>
+            </a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </li>
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@
             <a
               routerLink="/releases"
               id="releases">
-              Data Releases
+              <span>Data Releases</span>
             </a>
           </li>
         </ul>
diff --git a/client/src/app/layout/layout.component.less b/client/src/app/layout/layout.component.less
index 371898009..bcea4c6a2 100644
--- a/client/src/app/layout/layout.component.less
+++ b/client/src/app/layout/layout.component.less
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ nz-sider {
     ::ng-deep .ant-menu-item-group-title {
       text-align: center;
     }
+    // hide menu label when collapsed
+    ::ng-deep .ant-menu-title-content a span {
+      display: none;
+    }
   }
 }