Safari URL Bar Line Glitch

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Safari URL Bar Line Glitch

Hi,

I primarily use Safari, and for the last year (so last 2 versions of MacOS), I have seen this little vertical gray bar appear in the URL space when I type. I am OCD, so yes, it aggravates me. Thought it would go away when I got my M1 MacBook Air from an iMac, but nope. Also didn't go away with any software updates. On newest version of everything, but it still pops up a bunch. Attaching a screenshot of it when it appears. Any ideas? You can see it right over the "b" in the URL. Always appears when I start typing, and always in the same spot.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0

Posted on Nov 5, 2021 2:21 PM

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Lee_ms

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Nov 6, 2021 1:36 PM in response to jasond85

Hi jasond85,

We see you have a question regarding Safari on your Mac and the URL bar. You can figure out if unexpected behavior is related to a user file or setting by trying to reproduce the issue from another user account. This process includes creating a new user account, logging in to it, and testing for the issue.

Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac

Next, use safe mode to start up your Mac as it does the following things:

Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed
Loads only required kernel extensions
Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically
Disables user-installed fonts
Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files

Log in to your user account and test the issue while in safe mode and then restart normally and test the issue again.

How to use safe mode on your Mac

Graphics performance limited in macOS Recovery, safe mode, or Guest User mode

Take care.

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