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title: "Why does my safari unexpectedly look different?"  
description: "Why does my safari unexpectedly look different?"  
author: "Austin Dcruz"  
published: 2022-02-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95496/why-does-my-safari-unexpectedly-look-different  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["safari browser", "safari web browser", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why does my safari unexpectedly look different?

Why does my safari unexpectedly look different?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

Apple's WebKit browser engine is responsible for rendering browser content such as **HTML and CSS.** Safari Web Content is a software library that displays web content using Apple's WebKit browser engine. It is mostly utilized by Apple's **[Safari](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95504/how-do-you-download-the-safari-browser)** browser and the iOS browser and operates as a separate process on your Mac. \
**If something goes wrong with WebKit or Safari Web Content,** the browser will be unable to perform its functions and may stop, restart, or crash (as is the case when this pop-up appears). **Check for update** The simplest — potential solution is to make sure your Mac and browser are both up to date**. Install any updates to macOS and the newest version of Safari**. After your computer has rebooted, try running Safari again. \
**[Read more](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95500/why-are-my-favorites-not-showing-up-in-safari)**


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