How can I remove the red pointing arrow from my cursor?

Here is the Terminal command required to disable the Caps Lock indicator (best to copy & paste into the Terminal app):

sudo  defaults  write  /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/UIKit.plist  redesigned_text_cursor  -dict-add  Enabled  -bool  NO

For more details on reverting it, or what file its creating/changing, see my other post here:

How do disable orange circle with arrow -- HWTech - Apple Community

The action you describe eliminates the caps lock cursor, but it also disables the caps lock key itself. I don’t think that’s the answer the OP is looking for.

>Click on the Apple menu and select System Settings.​

>Navigate to Keyboard and click on Keyboard Shortcuts.​

>In the sidebar, choose Modifier Keys.​

>Find the Caps Lock Key dropdown menu and set it to No Action

amember wrote:

...is there a way to get permanetly delete the obstructing *red pointing arrow that appears at my curser *every time I click the caps lock button?

I believe there may be a way to do it with terminal commands but you'd need to search for that. There is no way to just turn it off through settings.

amember wrote:

This pointer is expecially disturbing because it appears almost continuously in the "Pages" App... the large red pointer literally OBSTRUCTS my view most of the time I'm working on my documents.  I call it a "virus" because it's so adverse, noxious, and utterly frustrating.

Virus is not a synonym for "things I don't like." Among other things, they need to be self-replicating from one computer to another. This isn't even a bug because it's intentional.

Many thanks to all who are spending their precious time trying to help me.

HWTech has been kind enough to provide you with the terminal commands I mentioned earlier. Now you don't even have to search for it.

HWTech wrote:

Here is the Terminal command required to disable the Caps Lock indicator

Thanks! I'll have to try to remember that you wrote the user tip!