Illustrator 30.0+ Character dropdown in the Panel doesn't show on top of other Panels

Hi @Marga5FE2,

Thanks for reporting this. I tested the same behavior here on Illustrator 30.1 on Windows, and the Character dropdown appeared correctly above all panels on my side, so it would help to narrow down what might be different in your setup. Could you confirm the version of your operating system and let me know if this happens in every document or only certain ones? It would also be really helpful if you could try the same workflow in a new local admin user account as well as in Safe Mode to check whether any background service or account-specific setting is affecting panel stacking.

Windows Safe Mode steps: https://adobe.ly/4oPh7Tv
macOS Safe Mode steps: https://adobe.ly/3KyFgQt
Create a new user on macOS: https://adobe.ly/3KyFhnv
Create a new user on Windows: https://adobe.ly/44wFCxz

If the dropdown still appears behind panels after these checks, please try manually resetting Illustrator preferences using the steps in this article and the video included:
https://adobe.ly/3MNJRid

Let me know how it goes.

Abhishek