Skip to main content
D
DavidMacDo
Known Participant
March 18, 2025
Answered

Can anybody tell me what this Photoshop Flag means?

  • March 18, 2025
  • 1 reply
  • 431 views

Reecently I suddenly spotted this odd little flag in the top left corner of my image. I have never seen it before and I have never been able to re-produce it since. The image consisted of just one empty pixel layer in normal mode.

 

Can anyone tell me what this is please?


Correct answer jane-e

@DavidMacDo 

 

The icon indicates that you have one slice. The way you got it was to click the Slice tool, probably accidentally. To hide it go to View menu > Show > and uncheck Slices.

 

Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/slicing-web-pages.html

 

I've moved your post from Creative Cloud desktop to the Photoshop forum.  

 

Jane

 

1 reply

jane-e
Community Expert
jane-eCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 18, 2025

@DavidMacDo 

 

The icon indicates that you have one slice. The way you got it was to click the Slice tool, probably accidentally. To hide it go to View menu > Show > and uncheck Slices.

 

Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/slicing-web-pages.html

 

I've moved your post from Creative Cloud desktop to the Photoshop forum.  

 

Jane

 

    D
    DavidMacDoAuthor
    Known Participant
    March 18, 2025

    Thanks Jane. I never use slices. So I had no idea! 

     

    I'm a pen addict who's a very clumsy keyboard user, so I am good at turning stuff on and off without realising.  

    jane-e
    Community Expert
    jane-eCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 18, 2025

    You're welcome @DavidMacDo 

     

    Slices is a feature that was used many years ago to split a large image into smaller images so they could be optimized for the web separately, then reassembled in a table with html. Tables have been replaced with divs in xhtml.

     

    I've gone to the Edit menu > Toolbar and moved both the Slice tool and the Slice Select tool to the "Extra Tools" section, as I have no use for them these days. 

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/bringing-back-tools.html

     

    Jane

     

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices