# Make button to switch views in tab title bar more intuitive

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/make-button-to-switch-views-in-tab-title-bar-more-intuitive/89814>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** ui-ux\
**Created:** [October 13, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/make-button-to-switch-views-in-tab-title-bar-more-intuitive/89814 "2024-10-13T13:33:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![churnish](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/churnish/32/89588_2.png) [@churnish](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/churnish)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/make-button-to-switch-views-in-tab-title-bar-more-intuitive/89814/6 "2025-09-02T00:10:22Z")

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> [@churnish](#):
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> While the icon in the status bar reflects the current view, the top-right icon shows the mode you will switch to if you press it. Visually, the two icons conflict, which often leads to confusion, even if you’re an experienced user.

To circumvent this, a CSS snippet:

> [@Button to switch view in tab title bar reflects current view](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/button-to-switch-view-in-tab-title-bar-reflects-current-view/105108):
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> This CSS snippet makes the view switch button in the tab title bar behave just like the status bar icon: it reflects the current view rather than show the reading icon when editing, and the edit icon when reading. It also adds an icon for Source view: play_button CSS snippet [How to add a CSS snippet - Obsidian Help](https://help.obsidian.md/snippets)

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