Christopher Kryzan

Q: How do I increase the font size for the URL and favorites bars in Safari?

I have upgraded from Mavericks to Yosemite. The text in the URL bar and the favorites bar has been decreased in font size significantly, and is very hard to read. I am unable to find a control for the font sizes on those bars. Is there a way to do this? I am surprised they made this change because it makes Safari more inaccessible.

Posted on Oct 16, 2014 11:18 PM

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Q: How do I increase the font size for the URL and favorites bars in Safari?

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  • by BobW0904,

    BobW0904 BobW0904 Oct 24, 2014 1:01 PM in response to EJayW
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    Oct 24, 2014 1:01 PM in response to EJayW

    Thanks EjayW for the suggestion. I still want to use my full resolution so I have more desktop. I paid good $ for a higher res monitor, and want to keep using all of it.

    Just for info purposes, I did go to Apple support at http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html as was suggested before and made request for changes, and so far 4 days later have heard nothing back. Maybe if everyone who has posted here goes there and asks for scalable fonts and the Bold option, similar to iOS has for the iPhone, we might eventually get a fix for this. I am just barely making do with the adjustments at my monitors full resolution.

  • by EJayW,

    EJayW EJayW Oct 24, 2014 1:52 PM in response to BobW0904
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    Oct 24, 2014 1:52 PM in response to BobW0904

    Yes BobW0904 I so agree! Hated to lose that beautiful and costly full resolution. I made my suggestion at Apple Support as suggested. Hope someone hears us!

  • by Rizzy_x,

    Rizzy_x Rizzy_x Feb 22, 2015 4:36 PM in response to Christopher Kryzan
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    Feb 22, 2015 4:36 PM in response to Christopher Kryzan

    In Mavericks, I was able to change the font style, colour and size. In Yosemite, Apple has removed all these options and it is so annoying!! What was the point of removing these features!? (In iMessage)

  • by tbirdvet,

    tbirdvet tbirdvet Feb 22, 2015 4:43 PM in response to Rizzy_x
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    Feb 22, 2015 4:43 PM in response to Rizzy_x

    Cannot see anyway to change the font size in Safari Favorites bar in Mavericks either.  Please tell us how.

  • by SLOCA,

    SLOCA SLOCA Apr 13, 2015 6:53 PM in response to Christopher Kryzan
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    Apr 13, 2015 6:53 PM in response to Christopher Kryzan

    There is but ONE solution.  Use FIREFOX browser, with an add-on called Theme Font & Size Changer and you can change the bookmarks and tabs font size and color.  This is actually an only solution on a Mac -- dump the other browsers.  If you have a Chrome OS, you have tiny fonts.  Another way to improve, but not a total cure, on Chrome browser on a Apple device is the use A L L  C A P S with the spacing between each character.  May help on Safari.  My theory is that programmers, now-a-days all used a smartphone when young, and are nearsighted 

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