Created attachment 140257 [details] screenshot SUMMARY Kate tabs is missing the close icon. STEPS TO REPRODUCE Always OBSERVED RESULT See attachment KDE Plasma Version: 5.18.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.68.0 Qt Version: 5.12.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The close function does work, when you click the right location. Also the hint text is shown if you hover over the right location. Other KDE application tabs correctly shows the close icon
Works for me properly with more-up-to-date versions, like e.g. 21.04. Sorry that there is that issue in your version, since that time the tabbing was redone.