topic Re: Line patch with offset applied does not show correctly in legend in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Line patch with offset applied does not show correctly in legend

GabrielScarcella — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:14:55 GMT

Hello everybody,
Does anybody know how to prevent the offset applied to the line on the map from affecting how it is displayed in the legend? What I am trying to achieve is to display the legend patch shape so that a line is drawn without the offset, or in other words, to “decouple” the symbology between the map and the legend.
I came across the article Legend patches and descriptions are misaligned in ArcGIS Pro but the solutions proposed do not solve my problem, as I do not use descriptions and it is the patch that is misaligned with respect to the label.
I've attached an image showing the misalignment. I am currently using ArcGIS Pro 3.5.3.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you,

Re: Line patch with offset applied does not show correctly in legend

Robert_LeClair — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:17:00 GMT

One option to consider is, while connected to the Map View, format the legend as you desire it to be. Then right-click on the legend and click "Convert to Graphics" Now the legend is "decoupled" from the Map.

Re: Line patch with offset applied does not show correctly in legend

TomBole — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:07:08 GMT

Hi @GabrielScarcella

You are most likely running into BUG-000181135. The fix for this issue is available with the 3.6.2 patch.

Tom

Re: Line patch with offset applied does not show correctly in legend

GabrielScarcella — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:57:04 GMT

Thanks for the suggestion. It's not the option I would have thought of implementing at first, but I think I'll give it a try and see if the result is as expected.

Re: Line patch with offset applied does not show correctly in legend

GabrielScarcella — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:59:19 GMT

Hi @TomBole,
Thanks for your reply. I will consider upgrading to one of the versions you mentioned.