Text in Safari Address Bar is Overlapping (See Screenshots)

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Text in Safari Address Bar is Overlapping (See Screenshots)

Text is Overlapping in Safari, Suddenly:

Right now, when I am typing something in the address bar, it is overlapping what is already there. As a result, I cannot read the Address Bar clearly. Anyone else having this issue?

It is currently occurring on my Mac mini 2018

Screenshot of Typing a Different URL:

Typing the Same URL:

And, if I type the same URL, it overlaps itself. Here, I am typing the Apple Support Community page: https://discussions.apple.com/welcome

Screenshot of Typing the Same URL:

Posted on Aug 2, 2021 7:22 PM

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barberlives123

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Aug 3, 2021 1:30 PM in response to TheLittles

Hi TheLittles,

Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.

We understand that text is overlapping in Safari. Force close Safari, launch while holding the Shift key. Check to see if this behavior occurs in other browsers. If this behavior continues, restart your Mac in safe mode. Launch Safari. Safe mode runs a check on the startup disk, while limiting software that's allowed to run. See Start up your Mac in safe mode.

Regards.

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TheLittles Author

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Aug 3, 2021 1:48 PM in response to barberlives123

Thank you kindly barberlives123 for your reply.

Random Boot Fixed it:

The issue went away powering on my Mac this morning (my time). Wouldn't go away 12 hours ago. Tried Safe Mode, a new user, and a bunch of other things last night that I'd recommend to others. Nothing fixed it. So, I took the night off, and then powered my Mac up this morning. No issues since. Probably in issue with the caches. Not certain, though.

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TheLittles Author

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Sep 3, 2021 4:17 PM in response to barberlives123

Haven’t had the issue for month. So, clearing the caches did the job.

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