# Avatars overlap topic focus state visual effect on mobile

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-overlap-topic-focus-state-visual-effect-on-mobile/344441
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** mobile
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-overlap-topic-focus-state-visual-effect-on-mobile/344441 "2024-12-26T19:08:40Z")
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [December 26, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-overlap-topic-focus-state-visual-effect-on-mobile/344441/1 "2024-12-26T19:08:40Z")

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Very minor visual issue.

Tapping or long-pressing a topic on mobile sets the “focus” state with the vertical colored bar, and avatars overlap this visual indicator of the focused topic.

 ![A screenshot shows various threads on a forum, with topics including issues with a discord component, new users not consenting to activity summaries, and other user interface preferences. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/1/3/513221893160786166b6f59785d153cdd0c32dff.jpeg)

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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-overlap-topic-focus-state-visual-effect-on-mobile/344441/2 "2024-12-27T02:09:45Z")

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Yes, this only started happening a few weeks ago. I was going to make a topic about it but never really came around to doing that 😅 .  
This seems like it’s only appearing in Meta. Perhaps this should be in #Contribute > Site feedback ?

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### Author: ![MihirR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mihirr/32/475158_2.png) [@MihirR](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MihirR)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-overlap-topic-focus-state-visual-effect-on-mobile/344441/3 "2024-12-27T04:38:05Z")

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+1 I can reproduce it on iOS.

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-overlap-topic-focus-state-visual-effect-on-mobile/344441/4 "2024-12-27T15:20:56Z")

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> [@NateDhaliwal](#):
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> This seems like it’s only appearing in Meta.

I can repro on other forums, and pretty much every official theme (except “Discourse Classic” which doesn’t seem to have a focus state).