Missing the X clear URL button in web browser

The button when available means conventionnaly "Stop loading the page that you are currently loading"

In the stock browser:
The button doesn't exists at all and when I want to type a new url I tap on the url bar, which selects its contents then I type the url I want... work like a charm.

In Dolphin Browser:
The X is - as I said - for stopping requests.
And typing a url works as in the stock browser.

Anyways if you are using the stock browser I really suggest that you install Dolphin Browser, it's more powerful: Dolphin Browser is