: Are there huge differences between Safari versions on Windows and Mac OS? I have recently engaged in a conversation where were people defending that you should test your websites on Safari for

@Fox8124981

One to remember is the difference in Mac's rendering of fonts, and that seems to be at it's most extreme in Safari.

I just took these screenshots on my Mac, and you can see that Safari renders the line a bit bigger. Over lots of text, this can have a significant effect on the size of divs.

I don't have Windows to hand, so if somebody else could post a screengrab of Safari on Windows that would show the difference.

edit: added Win7 images.

Firefox (Mac)


Safari (Mac)


Safari (Win7)


Firefox (Win7)

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@Moriarity557

The biggest difference I have noticed is with form elements such as dropdowns and input boxes.

These can be manipulated easily on Windows Safari (e.g. padding, rounded corners, line-height) but Mac Safari does not adhere to much of this CSS on it's forms.

I've also noticed further differences between 'desktop' Safari and mobile Safari - i.e. in an iPad.

(Sorry I can't provide any screenshots to demonstrate this but I'm not in the office at the moment)

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