Join the AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the Firefox leadership team to celebrate Firefox 20th anniversary and discuss Firefox’s future on Mozilla Connect. Mark your calendar on Thursday, November 14, 18:00 - 20:00 UTC!

This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Remove the "drop-down icon" from Bookmarks Toolbar

more options

The folder names on the Bookmarks Toolbar have a "drop-down icon" appended, which looks like a upside-down caret. This is completely unnecessary, and oly makes the space between the foldernames bigger. Consequently, my boomarks do not fit on the toolbar (imported from Chrome, where they fit all right)

How can I remove the useless "drop-down icon" (upside-down caret) and only have folder names displayed ?

The folder names on the Bookmarks Toolbar have a "drop-down icon" appended, which looks like a upside-down caret. This is completely unnecessary, and oly makes the space between the foldernames bigger. Consequently, my boomarks do not fit on the toolbar (imported from Chrome, where they fit all right) How can I remove the useless "drop-down icon" (upside-down caret) and only have folder names displayed ?

All Replies (5)

more options

I have attached a screenshot

more options

See this support article. How do I create a screenshot of my problem? It is best to use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot and make sure that you do not exceed a maximum file size of 1 MB.

Then use the Browse .... button below the Post a Reply text box to upload the screenshot.

more options

my screenshot is only about 4KB and it is a .png file. Not sure why the upload does not work.

Anyway, is the screenshot necessary? I hope my description is clear enough, even without the screenshot.

more options

Sorry, Firefox 48 on Win7 does not show a "drop-down arrowhead" for me with a folder on the Bookmarks Toolbar when there are bookmarks in the folder. As with all previous versions of Firefox, just the folder itself with no adjournment. Click the folder and a bookmarks drop-down appears.

Are you using the default theme? Or do you have any user customizations or add-ons that may have added that drop-down arrow?

more options

OK, I have pasted the the screenshot here: http://img.ctrlv.in/img/16/08/21/57b949d6b40bb.png

I have tested and installed Firefox on fresh machine, without any additional plugins or customization, and I see the same "drop-down arrowhead".

I am using Firefox-esr 45 on Debian linux