# Unexpected Overlay in the Bottom-Left Corner of the Site

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-overlay-in-the-bottom-left-corner-of-the-site/399977
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** sidebar
**Created:** [5 april 2026 om 13:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-overlay-in-the-bottom-left-corner-of-the-site/399977 "2026-04-05T13:48:30Z")
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### Author: ![bryce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bryce/32/377822_2.png) [@bryce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bryce)
#### Post date: [6 april 2026 om 02:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unexpected-overlay-in-the-bottom-left-corner-of-the-site/399977/5 "2026-04-06T02:47:39Z")

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There’s a gradient there so that when the sidebar content goes off the screen, it seems to fade out. Gradients can sometimes produce strange dots or lines like that.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/a/0/c/a0c8ca7484bfa8edafb41abba511a18f0cbeca5e.png)

If you have access to the forum’s theme, you can disable it with something like this:

```css
:root {
   --d-sidebar-footer-fade: transparent;
}

```

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