AnKing Overhaul Note Types Flickering & Unwanted Bolded Font Type

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Anki is flickering when answering cards and when moving between cards. Every time the Good/Advance button is pressed, the info on the card disappears for a brief second before coming back which is distracting and makes seeing the content difficult.

Also, there is a strange font change that I cannot seem to fix myself. Some cards present the clozed answer in a different, largely bolded font that was not appearing until today.

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Thanks for the detailed description; that helps narrow things down.

Because both issues started suddenly, they’re most likely due to either:

  • A recent change in Anki version / video driver (flicker), or
  • A change in card styling / fields / add-ons (bold font on cloze answers).

Here are some focused steps you can try:

1. Flickering when pressing “Good/Again”

This is usually related to display / rendering:

  1. Check Anki video driver

    • In Anki, go to:
      Tools → Preferences → Basic (or Preferences → Basic depending on your version).
    • Look for Video driver (or “Hardware acceleration”) and:
      • If it’s on Angle/Direct3D/Metal, switch to Software.
      • If it’s on Software, try OpenGL/Metal.
    • Restart Anki and test again.

  2. Disable add-ons temporarily

    • Tools → Add-ons → Toggle off all (or start Anki while holding Shift to disable add-ons).
    • Test card review:
      • If the flicker is gone, re-enable add-ons one by one to see which one causes it.
      • Pay particular attention to anything that affects reviewer / styling / animations.

  3. Check if it only happens on AnKing Overhaul notes

    • Try reviewing a basic non-AnKing deck.
    • If only AnKing notes flicker, it might be:
      • A custom card template script, or
      • A conflict with another styling/JS add-on.

If you can, please share:

  • Your Anki version (Help → About),
  • Your OS (Windows/Mac/Linux),
  • Whether the flicker happens with add-ons disabled.

2. Cloze answers showing in bold / different font

This is almost always styling-related (note type templates or card CSS).

Try these:

  1. Check the card template & styling

    • Open one of the affected cards → click Cards…
    • In the top right, click Options → Edit styling (or similar).
    • Look for any recent changes like:
      • font-weight: bold;
      • font-family: ...;
      • Rules targeting something like .cloze or .cloze-deletion.
    • If something looks off and you recently edited, undo those changes.

  2. Compare with the default AnKing Overhaul styling

    • If you’re subscribed to the official AnKing Overhaul on AnkiHub:
      • Make sure your deck is fully synced with AnkiHub (AnkiHub → Sync / Update).
      • Check if your note type is showing as having local changes in AnkiHub (yellow or red icons). If so, you may have modified templates locally.
    • If you know you changed templates locally and don’t need those changes:
      • You can reset the note type styling by:
        • Exporting a backup of the note type/deck first (File → Export).
        • Then pulling the note type fresh from AnkiHub or AnKing’s shared resources (depending on how you originally got it).

  3. Check the cloze fields specifically

    • In the Front/Back templates, look if cloze fields like {{cloze:Text}} are wrapped in extra tags:
      • e.g. <b>{{cloze:Text}}</b> or <span style="font-weight:bold">.
    • Remove extra <b> / <strong> tags if they were added.

  4. Rule out add-ons

    • As above, test with all add-ons disabled:
      • If the bold font disappears when add-ons are off, a formatting add-on is injecting styles.

To help further

If you reply with:

  1. Screenshots of:
    • The bold cloze answer (what it looks like),
    • Your Cards… → Styling window for that note type.
  2. Your Anki version and OS.
  3. Whether disabling add-ons and/or changing video driver changed anything.

I can give much more targeted steps, and if it seems like an issue specific to the AnKing Overhaul or AnkiHub sync, we can walk through resetting just the relevant templates without losing progress.

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  1. Changing video driver did not change the flickering issue
  2. Disabling add-ons did not change the flicker
  3. It only happens on AnKing overhaul notes, notes that I created in the Anki default template do not have the issue
  4. Anki Version ⁨26.08.1 (39e4b0b4)⁩
    Python 3.13.13 Qt 6.11.0 Chromium 140 | OS: Windows 11
  5. I cannot see an issue with card styling
  6. Deck is fully synced with AnkiHub and resetting any local changes did not help
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  • Can you try resetting the note type using the AnKing Note Types add-on? Go to AnKing>AnKing Note types then click the Reset button in the AnKingOverhaul tab (not the one in the General tab).
  • Does this happen in the Preview screen (accessible from the editor)?
  • If you make a new note using the AnKingOverhaul note type, do you see the issue there?
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Thank you - this issue was resolved. The flickering was due to a conflict with the AMBOSS add-on’s beta mobile support enablement. It is weird that launching in safe mode with all add-ons disabled didn’t fix the flickering, but once I had disabled that beta feature, the flickering stopped.

In the process of trying to fix this issue, I did reset the AnKing Note Type, and I believe this is the reason why my fonts got messed up. I was unable to restore the old note type even with syncing to AnkiHub and resubscribing to the deck. For now, my workaround to standardize all fonts is to paste this string at the end of the Styling field:

/* NUKE HIDDEN FONTS */

.cloze, b, strong, i, em, u, span {

font-family: inherit !important;

}

.cloze, b, strong {

font-weight: bold !important;

}

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AMBOSS adds a script to the template, so disabling the add-on does not help. Even resetting the note type using the Note types add-on probably won’t work if the script is injected at the bottom of the template because the add-on avoids overwriting changes there (specifically after the ANKIHUB_END section).