The font in Safari's bookmarks bar and tabs bar has suddenly changed

Try deleting the Cache.db

Quit Safari.

Now open the Finder. From the Finder menu bar click Go > Go to Folder

Type this exactly as you see it here: ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Cache.db

Click Go then move the Cache.db file to the Trash.

Relaunch Safari to test.

The same thing has just happened to me. I replaced my hard drive (with a Hitachi HGST 750GB) and when I turned on my computer, the font had changed. I cloned the hard drive with SuperDuper and had no problems with it. Everything else is normal (from what I can tell so far).

If anyone has information on this, let me know! I already tried deleting the Cache.db file and it didn't help. Thanks!

margie --

You've got a a font substitution going on there. Open up your Font Book application in your Applications folder.

It another Sans Serif typface, but it's not Lucida Grande. Do you have other Lucida's on there? Look around and let us know, OK?

It might be Lucida Sans, but it seems more condensed that that one.

I'm assuming you have not added any new free fonts lately, right?

I can't speak for Margie, but I did add free fonts. That said, this problem didn't start until today, and I added those fonts a month or 2 ago. I checked in Font Book and I have a lot of duplicates, and some fonts have as many as 7 (!!) copies. I tried disabling them and it hasn't solved the problem. I also tried deleting the font cache files, and then booted into Safe Mode. I think the multiple fonts are causing the problem, but I've gotten totally lost trying to read about managing fonts.

Here's what I did find:

Safari did display the correct font when the computer was booted in Safe Mode. Upon restarting, it reverted to the light font.

Hombre -- here's a hint. Have a look around and if you can't find the extensions that are causing your problem, please start your onw new discussion, OK? That way there will be a whole lot less confusion.

Safe mode --

disables most startup items & non-essential extensions etc - so your might have installed some software - perhaps security or antivirus or content filtering - that is causing this to occur.

OK, Margie, here's what to do . . .

First Quit Safari.

Then Find your User's (Home) folder library.

It's hidden, but here's how you find the Home Library:

Click on the desktop to get the Finder menu. Then go up to "Go" in the menu bar, while holding down the option key.

You'll now see the User Library in the drop down list. Open it, then look for the Fonts folder.

Take the fonts folder to the desktop.

Restart Safari.

Any better?

(Warning: This is only for the Users/Home > Library > Fonts folder. Under no circumstances, should this be done with the SYSTEM > Library > Fonts folder.)

Margie --

Can you please copy and paste the list of fonts that are in the SYSTEM folder> Library > fonts folder. Don't do anything but copy them, and then paste the list here for us to check out, OK?

Margie, I just read your most recent post.

On your Mom's account,copy her User's fonts and paste them here for us.

When did you empty YOUR user's font library? And you're sure it's the User's library?

If you double click on the Hard drive icon in the upper right corner, then go down to Library, is that the one that's empty on your account?

So what's in your Library >Fonts.

(Your System Fonts look pretty good, btw)

So, can you look in your Library>fonts folder where you posted the new ones, sort by "Date Added?"

Maybe that was you can locate the messed up font. It's definitely a condensed font.

If you open Font Book, click on all font, and then type in "condensed" in the search bar, you'll see all the condensed ones. Anything ring a bell?

I think we have a communications problem when talking about where exactly you put these fonts.

HD > System > Library > Fonts folder looks fine.

HD > Users/ Home > Library >Fonts folder is empty?

HD > Library > Fonts is where you put everything?

That's confusing, because I think the System Fonts relagate the menu bar fonts, systemwide.

Margie --

Did you download one of your favorite sites menubars? Or an app that would "enhance" your menubar?