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Eye icon not showing in password field

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When i enter a password on any site on firefox, eye icon(which allows me to see entered password) doesn't appear. Why is that and how can i fix it?

When i enter a password on any site on firefox, eye icon(which allows me to see entered password) doesn't appear. Why is that and how can i fix it?

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Is this a default theme? Try to click somewhere around this place. Button should be working even if it's invisible.

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Still not working.

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Is this about a password field on a website or about the about:logins (Lockwise) page ?

On the latter it is possible to hide the eye icon to reveal the password via a policy.

You can check the #apol page (63+) to see whether policies are active and whether errors are reported.

If this is about a login form on a webpage, do you see this icon in other browser because this is normally a feature from this website ?


If you use extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) that can block content (Adblock Plus, NoScript, DuckDuckGo PE, Disconnect, Ghostery, Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin) always make sure such extensions do not block content.

Firefox shows a purple shield instead of a gray shield at the left end of the location/address bar in case Enhanced Tracking Protection is blocking content. You can click shield icon for more detail and possibly disable the protection. You can check the Web Console for messages about blocked content.

You can try these steps in case of issues with webpages:

You can reload webpage(s) and bypass the cache to refresh possibly outdated or corrupted files.

  • hold down the Shift key and left-click the Reload button
  • press "Ctrl + F5" or press "Ctrl + Shift + R" (Windows,Linux)
  • press "Command + Shift + R" (Mac)

Clear the Cache and remove the Cookies for websites that cause problems via the "3-bar" Firefox menu button (Options/Preferences).

"Remove the Cookies" for websites that cause problems:

  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data: "Manage Data"

"Clear the Cache":

  • Options/Preferences -> Privacy & Security
    Cookies and Site Data -> Clear Data -> Cached Web Content: Clear

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration or userChrome.css is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window