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Vector 2022: Watchlist star button shows unexpected text "Watch" and "Unwatch"
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Andrybak
Jun 12 2026, 7:50 PM
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Description

Steps to replicate the issue

  1. Log in
  2. Go to an article
  3. Observe right hand "tabs": "Read", "Edit", "View history"

What happens?

The previously text-less button "Watch" (or "Unwatch") has text

image.png (558×189 px, 11 KB)
image.png (440×106 px, 10 KB)

What should have happened instead?

The button is icon-only, without text.
Example screenshot from 2023 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wektor_2022_-_Przenoszenie_stron.png):

image.png (475×248 px, 17 KB)

Software version

  • Reproduced on English Wikipedia, Commons, English Wiktionary

Other information

  • Reproduced both in Firefox 151 and in Chromium 149.
  • Seems like an unintentional side-effect of T426008

Workaround

Custom CSS can be added to Special:MyPage/vector-2022.css:

#right-navigation .vector-menu-tabs .mw-list-item.mw-watchlink {
	span:nth-child(2) {
		display: none;
	}
	.vector-icon {
		margin-right: 0;
		padding: 2px;
	}
}

Event Timeline

Andrybak renamed this task from Vector 2022: Watchlist star button shows text "Watch" and "Unwatch' to Vector 2022: Watchlist star button shows unexpected text "Watch" and "Unwatch".Jun 12 2026, 7:51 PM