Secondary side bar icons have empty spaces

[jhaemin (Jang Haemin)]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

When “Show Icons” option is turned on, icons appear with empty space on the right side of the icon.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open secondary side bar(AI Pane)
2. Right click tabs
3. Press “Show Icons” option

Expected Behavior

Each tab should fit to the icon.

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

MacOS

Version Information

Version: 2.6.20
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: b29eb4ee5f9f6d1cb2afbc09070198d3ea6ad760
Date: 2026-03-17T01:50:02.404Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.3.0

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[jhaemin (Jang Haemin)]

Here is what VSCode looks like.

[jhaemin (Jang Haemin)]

Also the changes number badge UI is weird.

VSCode

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the detailed report with screenshots and the comparison to VS Code. It’s really clear.

I can see both issues, the extra space to the right of the icons in icon mode, and the incorrect badge showing the number of changes. I’ve passed this on to the team.