Message that appears in the middle of the grid when remote srouce returns no records. If you do not like default message, you are welcome to define your own. let grid = new w2grid({ name: 'grid', msgEmpty: 'Zip-Zap', columns: [ { field: 'recid', text: 'ID', size: '50px' }, { field: 'lname', text: 'Last Name', size: '30%' }, { field: 'fname', text: 'First Name', size: '30%' }, { field: 'email', text: 'Email', size: '40%' }, { field: 'sdate', text: 'Start Date', size: '120px' }, { field: 'sdate', text: 'End Date', size: '120px' } ] });