# A phantom text component

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-phantom-text-component/48127>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [June 18, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-phantom-text-component/48127 "2025-06-18T15:46:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![siamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@siamon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/siamon)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-phantom-text-component/48127/1 "2025-06-18T15:46:15Z")

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I think I might have found a bug.

 ![Phantom text](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/b/4/b441686fe604201ce3080d02ff2c439f28d775f4.jpeg)  
This text mysteriously is part of a global. There is no way to delete or move it. And strange as you can see, there are two image areas. Something I’ve never seen before.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-phantom-text-component/48127/2 "2025-06-18T19:05:17Z")

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Looks like an orphaned node/component. Try the “Unlink from Global” option on the top level container, delete the orphaned text and re-make the global. That should solve the issue for you.

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**Author:** ![siamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@siamon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/siamon)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-phantom-text-component/48127/3 "2025-06-18T21:13:53Z")

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Thanks. I unlinked the top level container. Then deleted that and started all over again. This time without the phantom text.

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/a-phantom-text-component/48127/4 "2025-06-18T21:15:50Z")

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Phew, glad you got it resolved 😀