# Duplicate Tags in Sidebar

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/duplicate-tags-in-sidebar/15283>\
**Category:** Bear Web\
**Created:** [February 21, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/duplicate-tags-in-sidebar/15283 "2025-02-21T23:50:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jujoje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@jujoje](https://community.bear.app/u/jujoje)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/duplicate-tags-in-sidebar/15283/1 "2025-02-21T23:50:00Z")

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**Operation system** :  
MacOS 15.3

**Web Browser** :  
Safari 18.3

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## Bug report

**What were you doing** :  
Logged into the web app after updating some tags on the Mac

**What happened** :  
The tags I had recently edited on the Mac were duplicated, and the notes split between them. Going back to the Mac the tags looked like they should.

## **What did you expect to happen** : The tags to match

**Feedback:**  
It looks like somewhere something is getting stuck with the syncing. There’s duplicate tags for one entry (as per the screenshot), but also tags that I’ve renamed/replaced are still existing with some, but not all, of the notes still being assigned to them. On the Mac everything is looking as expected.

 ![bear_tags](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/9/9a92232776b2dff5df7b385f8cf994c554f1193b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![bru](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/bru/32/179_2.png) [@bru](https://community.bear.app/u/bru)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/duplicate-tags-in-sidebar/15283/2 "2025-02-24T15:49:28Z")

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Thanks for the feedback. We’re trying to replicate the issue, we’ll keep you posted.

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**Author:** ![roar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/roar/32/223_2.png) [@roar](https://community.bear.app/u/roar)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/duplicate-tags-in-sidebar/15283/3 "2025-02-24T16:19:45Z")

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I have noticed some issues with tags seemingly being case sensitive in Bear Web, while that is not the case in the App versions.

So it looks like tags with mixed case can create some internal confusion for the web app.

Just a thought 😉

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**Author:** ![roar](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/roar/32/223_2.png) [@roar](https://community.bear.app/u/roar)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/duplicate-tags-in-sidebar/15283/4 "2025-02-24T16:56:26Z")

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PS. After some testing:

Tapping an upper case or mixed case tag in a note will crash the web app (forced to do a new login)

While tapping same tag written in all lower case, will set that tag active in the tag pane, as it should.

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**Author:** ![bru](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/bru/32/179_2.png) [@bru](https://community.bear.app/u/bru)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/duplicate-tags-in-sidebar/15283/5 "2025-02-24T17:03:19Z")

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This is super useful, thanks. Sounds like we have a new regression. Adding it to the high priority list.

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**Author:** ![bru](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/bru/32/179_2.png) [@bru](https://community.bear.app/u/bru)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/duplicate-tags-in-sidebar/15283/6 "2025-03-11T12:36:55Z")

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This should now be fixed. Please let us know if you keep experiencing this issue on web.bear.app