# Editor status bar covers / makes editing the last line hard

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046>\
**Category:** Bug reports\
**Tags:** repro, ui-ux\
**Created:** [January 24, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046 "2023-01-24T20:38:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![serge](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@serge](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/serge)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/1 "2023-01-24T20:38:08Z")

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### Steps to reproduce

In any text note, the text that i’m typing eventually gets to bottom line. From there, the window is scrolling with each new line, but the focus generally stays with the bottom line of Obsidian window.  
The problem is that bottom line has a counter panel (Backlinks, Words, Characters) that occupies a part of the line. For split-screen scenarios (having a video call + using Obsidian for notes) it occupies almost entire line.  
This panel obscures text and it’s not visible what I’m typing.  
I’m used now to press Enter like 10 times to create space and get away from the bottom panel with Backlinks count. Still, before I know it, I land at the last line again.

### Expected result

The panel with Backliks, Words, Characters disappears if there is active text being typed in that line. Or any other outcome that does not hide actively typed text behind an overlay panel.

### Actual result

I can’t see anything that I type in the last line. The text editor always lands me in the last line as I type more text. It makes Obsidian unusable.

### Environment

- Operating system: MacOS Monterey 12.6.2

- Debug info:  
SYSTEM INFO:  
Obsidian version: v1.1.9  
Installer version: v0.15.9  
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 21.6.0: Sun Nov 6 23:31:16 PST 2022; root:xnu-8020.240.14~1/RELEASE\_X86\_64 21.6.0  
Login status: not logged in  
Insider build toggle: off  
Live preview: on  
Legacy editor: off  
Base theme: light  
Community theme: none  
Snippets enabled: 0  
Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:  
none

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### Additional information

![Screen Shot 2023-01-24 at 3.37.53 PM](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/8/1/817f406465c7f848d797b8c5b8f212a935f0ef2e.png)

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**Author:** ![Olondre](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@Olondre](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Olondre)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/2 "2023-01-24T22:12:00Z")

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As a current workaround you could use this CSS Snippet:

```css
	.workspace-split.mod-vertical.mod-root {
		padding-bottom: 28px;
	}

```

Another alternative is this one:

```css
	.status-bar {
		opacity: 0;
	}
	.status-bar:hover {
		opacity: 1;
	}

```

The status-bar will only appear if you hover it.

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**Author:** ![JordanC](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@JordanC](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/JordanC)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/3 "2023-02-01T01:15:31Z")

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When I have my Obsidian resized vs full screen and am typing in a note, as the lines and cursor move down, they are obscured by the lower status bar. The only way to see this information is either carriage returns, or using full screen. The only effect of plugins is how wide the status bar is.

I considered whether this might be plugin specific and opened an issue with the developer of Better Word Count. However, this persists in restricted mode; it is not plugin related. I considered if a feature request, however, status bars should not risk covering input areas.

I looked at [Stop status bar from hiding text while typing, or hide status bar to avoid the issue?](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/stop-status-bar-from-hiding-text-while-typing-or-hide-status-bar-to-avoid-the-issue/45165). That resolution requires users to know of and implement css snippets, defeating accessibility for non-coders and those who desire a vanilla implementation.

[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/108248499/215915424-b62d3fd8-856b-463a-bba2-84db5297493a.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/108248499/215915424-b62d3fd8-856b-463a-bba2-84db5297493a.png)  
[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/108248499/215915550-ccd766d6-f671-42b5-a2a0-81a55fdeedb6.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/108248499/215915550-ccd766d6-f671-42b5-a2a0-81a55fdeedb6.png)  
[![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/108248499/215915635-62cef28f-f199-47d6-a316-4552262d715f.png)](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/108248499/215915635-62cef28f-f199-47d6-a316-4552262d715f.png)

 ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/0/3/0310a3ebab303ba93aa86e09581e69abb924729c.png)  
 ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/2/0/206baf2b2a472fc051dec1b2bbee6e8a03b55ba0.png)

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**Author:** ![SwanXI](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SwanXI](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/SwanXI)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/4 "2023-02-03T11:29:48Z")

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Wanted to add an additional issue regarding this. The status bar also obscures the scrolling bars, in single view or multi-tab.

 ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/3/6/369b3e4cf46f2a47c47aeaa686703141e2616153.png)

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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/5 "2023-02-07T16:01:51Z")

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thanks

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**Author:** ![kepano](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/kepano/32/23113_2.png) [@kepano](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/kepano)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/6 "2023-02-09T16:25:58Z")

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The status bar can be modified using a [CSS snippet](https://help.obsidian.md/Extending+Obsidian/CSS+snippets)

If you would like a status bar that fills the width of the window frame you can use the following code:

```auto
body {
--status-bar-position: static;
--status-bar-radius: 0;
}

```

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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/7 "2023-02-09T21:06:24Z")

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should be better in 1.1.14. the bar is still partially hidden.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/8 "2023-02-16T21:07:20Z")

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Closed on February 16, 2023, 9:07pm UTC

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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/9 "2025-12-09T15:07:15Z")

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Opened on December 9, 2025, 3:07pm UTC



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**Author:** ![tryonk](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/tryonk/32/80456_2.png) [@tryonk](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/tryonk)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/10 "2025-12-09T03:05:17Z")

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### Behavior I’m seeing

When editing a note, part of the last line of text is obscured by the status bar.

 ![Screenshot 2025-11-18 at 9.11.07 AM](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/e/c/ecbbee46977ecb898f38c4b3be96636f6df2417e.png)

This isn’t always a problem, but when typing a lot of text, the cursor ends up at the bottom of the window, and I can’t see what I’m typing at the ends of lines.

### Things I have tried

- I can manually scroll the text insertion point above the status bar, but it’s weird that I need to do that to see what I’m typing.
- I could use a plugin like [Obsidian Typewriter Mode](https://github.com/davisriedel/obsidian-typewriter-mode), but that seems like swatting a fly with a baseball bat (and I prefer to let the text insertion point move around the window as needed).

Is there a simple way to make Obsidian handle long taskbars more gracefully?

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**Author:** ![tryonk](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/tryonk/32/80456_2.png) [@tryonk](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/tryonk)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/11 "2025-12-09T03:26:11Z")

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I loaded the [Typewriter Mode plugin](https://github.com/davisriedel/obsidian-typewriter-mode), and it really is way more than I need. However, if I disable typewriter mode and set _Keep above and below_ to two lines, it accomplishes what I want. Still seems like there should be a way to avoid the problem without a plugin, but maybe that’s just me.

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**Author:** ![ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/ariehen/32/46932_2.png) [@ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ariehen)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/12 "2025-12-09T09:48:20Z")

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I could be mistaken, but I think it’s always been like that.

You won’t really notice (even with some extra items in there) using one tab group, _readable line length_ enabled, and if your main window is a decent size, but if you have a few tab groups (vertical splits) open, a smaller view port, etc., you will.

Sandbox vault (one tab group)

 ![Screenshot 2025-12-09 at 18.32.10](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/c/8/c8b09559cde7d9c5dad8038cc7c94e9e8682c165.jpeg)

Sandbox vault (two tab groups)

 ![Screenshot 2025-12-09 at 18.33.27](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/3/8/3869f4b1a5ebb088fde6fefa7261615942b4a1be.jpeg)

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Some themes handle it differently:

Prism:

 ![Screenshot 2025-12-09 at 18.34.21](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/8/e/8e5a187cc49fe760a12de6a374360f70d4485480.jpeg)

Border:

 ![Screenshot 2025-12-09 at 18.35.23](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/7/3/7301fd3ed1034ba8d89021bdfacbed6b2c040292.jpeg)

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There are [CSS](https://help.obsidian.md/snippets) options depending on what you’d like to do. A simple example:

```css
body {
    --status-bar-position: unset;
    --status-bar-background: var(--background-primary); /* var(--background-secondary) */
    --status-bar-border-width: 0 0 0 1px;
}

```

 ![Screenshot 2025-12-09 at 18.53.11](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/8/d/8ddc963f0016537c53577dc68b788dc94f7c174a.png)

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**Author:** ![tryonk](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/tryonk/32/80456_2.png) [@tryonk](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/tryonk)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/13 "2025-12-09T23:13:48Z")

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@ariehen Yep–I figured the behavior wasn’t new, and most of the time it isn’t a problem. However, I run a few plugins that display information in the status bar, which extends it into the text area, even when I have the right sidebar open. I also figured there was a way to fix it in CSS but didn’t know where to look.

Thanks for the pointers. 🙂

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**Author:** ![ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/ariehen/32/46932_2.png) [@ariehen](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/ariehen)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/14 "2025-12-09T23:19:35Z")

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Looks like there was an older bug report and WhiteNoise merged a few different posts mentioning the same issue. Have a scroll up for other CSS options – if nothing is to your liking we can try a different snippet route or you can hang in there a bit for the team’s solution.

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**Author:** ![tryonk](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/tryonk/32/80456_2.png) [@tryonk](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/tryonk)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/15 "2025-12-10T00:18:27Z")

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@ariehen I played a bit with the CSS and found the following:

- Your CSS appears to work with the Default theme.
- The Minimal theme (which I use) overrides the taskbar background color.
- The Minimal Theme Settings plugin has a switch for a minimal (default) or full width taskbar.

At this point, unsetting the taskbar position in a CSS snippet or turning off the minimal taskbar in Minimal Theme Settings both accomplish what I wanted.

BTW, the MySnippets plugin is great for experimenting with formatting. I also use it to turn on formatting that roughly matches our standard formatting for knowledgebase articles at work—there are a couple of different formats, and MySnippets makes it easy to switch back and forth. I could use the cssclasses property as well, just haven’t set that up.

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**Author:** ![alkjasd93n](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@alkjasd93n](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/alkjasd93n)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/16 "2025-12-22T18:17:08Z")

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### Steps to reproduce

\<When typing in the note edit pane, as the text reaches the bottom, it gets obscured by the bottom information ribbon seen here:

![Screenshot 2025-12-22 at 12.04.09](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/8/0/808470f4ab79c7be8ebec4e64d08194417272b00.jpeg)

when a new line is added, auto scroll works and the page scrolls down, but whenever I’m typing in that very bottom line, I can’t see what I’m typing because it’s actually behind the ribbon thing (in the screenshot above)!

### Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

Yes, this issue also occurs in the sandbox vault and in the default theme

### Expected result

I’d like the app to automatically scroll up so that the bottom-most line when editing is above that information ribbon, to ensure it never gets obscured behind it.

### Actual result

the text is obscured by the information ribbon until a new line break occurs, then I can see the previously-obscured text.

### Environment

SYSTEM INFO:  
Obsidian version: v1.10.6  
Installer version: v1.10.6  
Operating system: Darwin Kernel Version 25.1.0: Mon Oct 20 19:33:00 PDT 2025; root:xnu-12377.41.6~2/RELEASE\_ARM64\_T6020 25.1.0  
Login status: not logged in  
Language: en  
Insider build toggle: off  
Live preview: on  
Base theme: adapt to system  
Community theme: Minimal v8.1.2  
Snippets enabled: 0  
Restricted mode: on  
RECOMMENDATIONS:  
Custom theme and snippets: for cosmetic issues, please first try updating your theme and disabling your snippets. If still not fixed, please try to make the issue happen in the Sandbox Vault or disable community theme and snippets.

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### Additional information

`https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WjOGb8I8ldHGztVaOqspqRGK5JXJNL_7/view?usp=sharing`

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**Author:** ![Giddy2911](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Giddy2911](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Giddy2911)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/17 "2026-04-13T18:19:55Z")

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### Steps to reproduce

type till the end of the window in a narrow window.

### Did you follow the troubleshooting guide? [Y/N]

### Expected result

text is never so low. Last line is kept at a reasonable low level, not at the end of the window

### Actual result

invisible text. typing interrupted to scroll. Eventually, work interrupted to post bug report

### Environment

macos

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### Additional information

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**Author:** ![Giddy2911](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Giddy2911](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Giddy2911)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/18 "2026-04-13T18:20:58Z")

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![Screenshot 2026-04-13 at 20.20.25](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/3/6/36e9c363479bac7206bbf146cb11712b241dfbf8.png)

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**Author:** ![Giddy2911](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Giddy2911](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/Giddy2911)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/19 "2026-04-13T18:21:28Z")

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example of the usability bug reported

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**Author:** ![nebedaay](https://forum.obsidian.md/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/45deac/32.png) [@nebedaay](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/nebedaay)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/editor-status-bar-covers-makes-editing-the-last-line-hard/53046/20 "2026-10-30T16:22:19Z")

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I agree. Obsidian is as close to a perfect and essential application as they come, but it’s mindboggling to me that this simple design flaw, which makes writing in it a constant headache, remains after all these years. Every time you write enough to reach the bottom of the window, the line you’re writing on is permanently hidden under the status bar unless you constantly scroll. Plugins or CSS hacks shouldn’t be needed to fix this—by default, text should automatically scroll to a point where the active line is visible and not constantly hidden by the status bar. This problem exists for me regardless of the theme, whether Default, Minimal, or any other theme I have.

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