'X' to close tab is missing

There used to be a red 'x' on each tab for closing the tab.
This has disappeared in Firefox 8.0.1.
Any chance of getting it back?

Try:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf
You can also check the value of the browser.tabs.closeButtons pref on the about:config page.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.tabs.closeButtons
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Resetting_preferences
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode

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How do I get the "CLOSE TAB" back in the drop down "FILE" in the tool bar

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]

Close tab icon missing

Each Tab normally has a "x" to close each Tab - this is missing and I have to left click and close tab - any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks

How many tabs do you have open? 
If there are a lot of tabs open then only the active tab has a close button.
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
See also:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.tabs.closeButtons (1 for all tabs)
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.tabs.tabClipWidth

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Yesterday, I was using Firefox 25.0.1 with no issues. Today I launched Firefox, only to find that the [X] buttons for the tabs are gone! Instead, I saw a single [x] button on the rightmost side of the tabs bar, which closes the active tab. There were no changes/updates that I made to Firefox between yesterday and today. I checked the browser.tabs.closeButtons parameter, and saw that it was still set to 1. Changing it has no effect. What's going on?
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Studio Edition Version 11.1.1.2.0
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