Strange line/graphic in Finder

Recently I noticed a wierd thing in my finder windows.
On the top left, to the left of the Red icon, I see a jagged line and three dots.  See attached.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Jay

Same thing just showed up randomly.  Any suggestions?

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