# Why do I now get an "org-roam-fontification-buffer" whenever I open a backlinks buffer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [December 26, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/why-do-i-now-get-an-org-roam-fontification-buffer-whenever-i-open-a-backlinks-buffer/3887 "2025-12-26T02:34:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jcdix123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@jcdix123](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/jcdix123)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/why-do-i-now-get-an-org-roam-fontification-buffer-whenever-i-open-a-backlinks-buffer/3887/1 "2025-12-26T02:34:33Z")
I suddenly noticed that whenever I open a backlinks buffer (C-c n l) it now creates a buffer called “org-roam-fontification-buffer”. I don’t remember org-roam doing this before. The buffer created has the full text of the last backlink, but just that linked-to section; it doesn’t have the text of any other links. I have not changed my configuration in ages. All I have done is regular updates of org roam. Is this new behavior or did I just not notice it before? Apologies if the latter. It just seems a bit inconvenient to have an extra buffer to close, plus I thought maybe something was wrong with my set up. Thanks for any help! GNU Emacs 29.3 (build 1, x86\_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.41, cairo version 1.18.0) of 2024-04-01, modified by Debian org-roam-20251125.729 Org roam config from init.el: `(use-package org-roam` `:ensure t` `:custom` `(org-roam-directory (file-truename “/home/john/Documents/Notes/Book”))` `:bind ((“C-c n l” . org-roam-buffer-toggle)` `(“C-c n f” . org-roam-node-find)` `(“C-c n g” . org-roam-graph)` `(“C-c n i” . org-roam-node-insert)` `(“C-c n c” . org-roam-capture)` `;; Dailies` `(“C-c n j” . org-roam-dailies-capture-today))` `:config` `;; If you’re using a vertical completion framework, you might want a more informative completion interface` `(setq org-roam-node-display-template (concat "${title:*} " (propertize “${tags:10}” 'face 'org-tag)))` `(org-roam-db-autosync-mode)` `(add-to-list 'magit-section-initial-visibility-alist (cons 'org-roam-node-section 'hide))` `;; If using org-roam-protocol` `(require 'org-roam-protocol))` ---
**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/why-do-i-now-get-an-org-roam-fontification-buffer-whenever-i-open-a-backlinks-buffer/3887/2 "2025-12-27T12:04:27Z")
I have a feeling that it is a program issue, not your set up. The function `org-roam-fontify-like-in-org-mode` creates this buffer, but perhaps it is meant to be deleted after fortification and is not done so properly — I feel that it might have been a result of recent refactoring. I suggest you raise an issue in the project. ---
**Author:** ![jcdix123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@jcdix123](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/jcdix123)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/why-do-i-now-get-an-org-roam-fontification-buffer-whenever-i-open-a-backlinks-buffer/3887/3 "2025-12-27T16:26:33Z")
Thanks so much for replying. I did seem to just start noticing that buffer, so what you’re saying makes sense that it was something introduced in recent refactoring. I will do as you suggest and raise an issue over at github. Thanks again ---
**Author:** ![liam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@liam](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/liam)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/why-do-i-now-get-an-org-roam-fontification-buffer-whenever-i-open-a-backlinks-buffer/3887/4 "2025-12-29T05:29:47Z")
Probably a result of [(fix): improve org-roam buffer fontification speed #1853 by kadircancetin · Pull Request #2340 · org-roam/org-roam · GitHub](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/pull/2340#issuecomment-3467641150) > It just seems a bit inconvenient to have an extra buffer to close Most users don’t manage their Emacs sessions by going through every buffer to close. Emacs warns you about unsaved file-visiting buffers and running processes, so it’s generally easiest to let other buffers accumulate in the background. That said, it should probably be named with a leading space to hide it from user-facing buffer list commands, which we could do an issue and PR for. ---
**Author:** ![akashp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/akashp/32/1383_2.png) [@akashp](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/akashp)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 8:12am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/why-do-i-now-get-an-org-roam-fontification-buffer-whenever-i-open-a-backlinks-buffer/3887/5 "2025-12-30T08:12:43Z")
```auto (defun org-roam–cleanup-fontification-buffer (&rest _) (when-let ((buf (get-buffer org-roam-fontification-buffer))) (kill-buffer buf))) (advice-add 'org-roam-fontify-like-in-org-mode :after #'org-roam–cleanup-fontification-buffer) ``` Raise an issue - in the meantime I believe this will solve your problem. Haven’t tested - but I think it would work, ---
**Author:** ![jcdix123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@jcdix123](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/jcdix123)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/why-do-i-now-get-an-org-roam-fontification-buffer-whenever-i-open-a-backlinks-buffer/3887/6 "2025-12-30T19:32:07Z")
Thanks for your reply and explaining there’s no harm just leaving buffers open. (I may only care because of OCD - like a sock hanging out of a drawer). And thanks for suggesting a possible future PR. I appreciate the work you guys do on this great package. ---
**Author:** ![jcdix123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@jcdix123](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/jcdix123)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/why-do-i-now-get-an-org-roam-fontification-buffer-whenever-i-open-a-backlinks-buffer/3887/7 "2025-12-30T19:42:52Z")
Thanks for this. I tried it and it works! Great! While I will still go ahead and raise an issue, I see that it is obviously a minor thing only for users with mild OCD who don’t like buffer clutter! But I appreciate your taking the time and trouble to write that function for me. Very cool. Elisp unfortunately is still Greek to me, but I may do a help function search on your snippet to try to educate myself. Thanks!