IPad – Why does this I in a black rectangle with a line through appear on the iPad Pro screen, and how to get rid of it permanently

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This black sign appears on my iPad Pro screen many times, sometimes in one top corner of the screen, sometimes on different other places on the screen, but I guess always on the Safari tabs, as I’ve never seen it on the screen when using other apps! The size is less than one square centimeter.

White I on black rectangle with white line through

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Why does it appear on my screen? And how can I get rid of it forever?

Best Answer

Since this is happening in Safari several additions could inject content that doesn’t directly come from the websites you listed:

  1. VPN or network injection (very unlikely as it would break most secure sites that use TLs)
  2. Content blockers (very suspect, try disabling them all, then enabling then half at a time)
  3. CSS modifications (less common, but very likely if you use them)
  4. Developer tools and experimental features (Settings app > Safari > Advanced)

The developer tools and attaching your iPad to desktop safari and opening web inspector is the tool I use to dissect an odd website behavior. I can not reproduce your issue despite trying, but if someone can show how to reproduce it, I would love to help solve it.