# Secondary side bar icons have empty spaces

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/secondary-side-bar-icons-have-empty-spaces/155234>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Tags:** layout\
**Created:** [March 19, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/secondary-side-bar-icons-have-empty-spaces/155234 "2026-03-19T04:38:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jhaemin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jhaemin/32/6872_2.png) [@jhaemin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jhaemin)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/secondary-side-bar-icons-have-empty-spaces/155234/1 "2026-03-19T04:38:54Z")

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### 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

 ![image.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/4/a/4ae8d95b7587019ffe2e2dc89e0e78128098e7c0.png)

### 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

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**Author:** ![jhaemin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jhaemin/32/6872_2.png) [@jhaemin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jhaemin)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/secondary-side-bar-icons-have-empty-spaces/155234/3 "2026-03-19T04:39:44Z")

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Here is what VSCode looks like.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/f/7/f7e89567a2733323dd7b77adc66fff6560d5ba70.png)

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**Author:** ![jhaemin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/jhaemin/32/6872_2.png) [@jhaemin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jhaemin)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/secondary-side-bar-icons-have-empty-spaces/155234/5 "2026-03-19T05:16:37Z")

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Also the changes number badge UI is weird.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/f/b/fba93e1856b2dd8f9625aef896c6b9ba78398d43.png)

VSCode

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/f/f/fffa06cd85b8b5ecd37c13be33cbdb827839693e.png)

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/secondary-side-bar-icons-have-empty-spaces/155234/6 "2026-03-19T07:10:47Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/secondary-side-bar-icons-have-empty-spaces/155234/9 "2026-04-10T07:12:43Z")

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Closed on April 10, 2026, 7:12am UTC

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