iOS: Visual parts of Properties underneath the YAML block when switching from Live Preview to Source

Pch · January 4, 2026, 5:55pm

I’m sorry for the title … I didn’t know how to describe what I’ve stumbled upon …
If a mod has a better title on hand, feel free to rename the topic

Steps to reproduce

Open a “mobile sandbox” vault in Obsidian on iPhone (I can’t repro on iPad, after a quick test)
Create a new note
Add one property to Properties in Live Preview
- Note: I used the command Add file property available in the command palette to do so
Once done, switch from Live Preview to Source mode
- Note: I used the option </> Source mode available in the “3 dots” menu (•••) at the top right of the note to do so

→ Parts of the Properties “box” are still visible on the left and right of the YAML frontmatter block in Source (See screenshot below )

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

Yes

Expected result

Not having these bits of Properties appearing when going from Live Preview to Source, I guess

Actual result

I’m not really sure how to describe what I’m seeing … but when switching to Source mode, the left and right parts of Properties are still visually present in Source for some reasons …

Environment

SYSTEM INFO:
	Operating system: ios 18.7.2 (Apple iPhone17,1)
	Obsidian version: 1.11.3 (276)
	API version: v1.11.3
	Login status: logged in
	Language: en
	Catalyst license: supporter
	Live preview: on
	Base theme: adapt to system
	Community theme: none
	Snippets enabled: 0
	Restricted mode: on

RECOMMENDATIONS:
	none

Additional information

These “parts” of the Properties “box” while visible don’t stay and disappear if I switch to another tab or set the focus/cursor in the note in Source mode
As far as I can tell, it’s only a visual thing
I’ve encountered this both in a “mobile sandbox” vault stored in iCloud and in another one stored locally (On My iPhone > Obsidian)

The content of the note used to test this is simply:

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key: value
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