🐛 Bug Description
When pasting any text (from any source) into a point text box (created by clicking with the Type Tool):

An invisible character-like artifact is appended to the text.

This artifact:

Occupies a cursor position (requires an extra → key press to move past)

Is NOT revealed by Type > Show Hidden Characters

Leaves NO trace in hex data (verified via hex editors)

Does NOT occur in area text boxes or when manually typing.

🔍 Steps to Reproduce
Copy text (e.g., Test) from any source (Notepad, browser, etc.).

In Illustrator:

Scenario A (Bug):

Select Type Tool → Click canvas (create point text box) → Paste (Ctrl+V).

Place cursor after last character → Press → key: cursor moves twice.

Scenario B (Normal):

Select Type Tool → Drag to create area text box → Paste same text.

Cursor behaves normally after last character.

🧪 Evidence
Hex Analysis:
Test pasted in point text → Copied via Type > Copy Text → Hex: 54657374 (no extra bytes).

Cross-App Test:
Same text pasted into Photoshop/InDesign → NO issue.

Community Confirmation:
Multiple reports on Adobe Forum (2020-2025) with identical symptoms

🚨 Impact
Breaks text editing workflow (requires manual End → Delete after every paste).

Causes misalignment in scripts/automation.

Exists across all recent Illustrator versions (CC 2019–2025).

📝 Request
Please:

Acknowledge this long-standing engine bug.

Patch the text parser to stop appending phantom positions in point text boxes.

Add diagnostic tools to detect invisible layout artifacts.

In the latest version of Illustrator we can press the hash number symbol in the Color panel (and Swatch Options dialog) to copy the code as text into buffer.

However, a strange symbol gets added to the end of the text when you directly paste it on the canvas.

It does not get pasted when you create a text object first. It does not get transferred to other apps, so I have no idea even what the character it is.

Enisio is right. The symbol appears only when pasted directly on canvas, and not in the existing object or a field.

AI 25.4.1
I noticed something while testing. It happens when I paste the text directly. But when I open a text field and paste it into it, there is no problem. Strange problem. As in video.

I confirm