manzoorwanijk · Oct 13, 2026 · Aug 12, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026 · Sep 25, 2026
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 -   Raise the minimum required Node.js version to `>=22.13.0`, for stable `require(esm)` support ([#84313](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/84313)).
 -   Remove refs from `KeyboardShortcutContext` and `InputEventContext` context values and pass `Set`s directly. Also affects the `shortcutsListener` and `inputEventsListener` parameters and replaces the `EventListenersProps` type with `EventCallbacksSet` ([#84545](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/84545)).
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+-   `getTextContent`: Remove every object replacement character from the returned text, not just the first one ([#81526](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/81526)).
+
 ### Internal
 
 -   Refactor to TypeScript ([#84324](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/84324), [#84365](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/84365), [#84378](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/84378)).

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ import type { RichTextValue } from './types';
  * @return {string} The text content.
  */
 export function getTextContent( { text }: Pick< RichTextValue, 'text' > ) {
-	return text.replace( OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER, '' );
+	return text.replaceAll( OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER, '' );
 }
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { getTextContent } from '../get-text-content';
+import { OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER } from '../special-characters';
+
+describe( 'getTextContent', () => {
+	it( 'should return the text as is when it holds no objects', () => {
+		expect( getTextContent( { text: 'one two' } ) ).toBe( 'one two' );
+	} );
+
+	it( 'should remove a single object replacement character', () => {
+		expect(
+			getTextContent( { text: `a${ OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER }b` } )
+		).toBe( 'ab' );
+	} );
+
+	it( 'should remove every object replacement character', () => {
+		expect(
+			getTextContent( {
+				text: `a${ OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER }b${ OBJECT_REPLACEMENT_CHARACTER }c`,
+			} )
+		).toBe( 'abc' );
+	} );
+} );
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/heading.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/blocks/heading.spec.js
@@ -424,6 +424,35 @@ test.describe( 'Heading', () => {
 		).toHaveText( 'My new name' );
 	} );
 
+	test( 'Should leave inline objects out of the list view label', async ( {
+		editor,
+		page,
+	} ) => {
+		const imageSrc =
+			'data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==';
+		await editor.insertBlock( {
+			name: 'core/heading',
+			attributes: {
+				content: `One<img src="${ imageSrc }">Two<img src="${ imageSrc }">Three`,
+			},
+		} );
+
+		await page
+			.getByRole( 'toolbar', { name: 'Document tools' } )
+			.getByRole( 'button', { name: 'Document Overview' } )
+			.click();
+
+		// Each inline image is one object replacement character in the
+		// value, and none of them should reach the plain text label.
+		await expect(
+			page
+				.getByRole( 'treegrid', {
+					name: 'Block navigation structure',
+				} )
+				.getByRole( 'link' )
+		).toHaveText( 'OneTwoThree' );
+	} );
+
 	test.describe( 'Block transforms', () => {
 		test.describe( 'FROM paragraph', () => {
 			test( 'should preserve the content', async ( { editor } ) => {