Question
Misaligned object highlight ("ghost outline") when rotating a symbol on the pasteboard
- March 21, 2026
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Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing a visual glitch in Illustrator and hope someone can help.
I converted the contents of a top-level layer into a symbol definition. The definition is placed completely outside of any artboard. You can see it in the video.
When I hover over the symbol, the object highlight (the outline matching the layer color) appears as a "ghost outline" that is significantly offset from the actual object(s). This misalignment specifically happens and shifts around when I rotate the symbol.
Does anyone know why this is happening or how to fix it?
Illustrator 30.21 (MacOS 26.0.1 on MacBook Pro 14-inch, 2023)
