MacOS – Icons not showing properly in Yosemite’s Safari favourites bar

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In this picture you can see that Safari recognises the correct icon for the bookmarks:

Bookmarks

However when I look at them as part of the drop down menu in the address bar a lot of the icons are missing:

Bookmarks under address bar

Is there a way to make the address bar refresh and load the proper icons or do I have to manually add the icons. And if so, how do I do it.

I use the address bar non-stop and it would be nice if it could do what it is supposed to do and look a bit more attractive.

Best Answer

These are two different icons:

  • the ones in the sidebar are Favicons icons
  • the one in the favourites are Apple specific (only shown by Safari) and called Web Clips (or Apple Touch Icons)

They are both downloaded from the site but can be different.

For example IMDB specifies

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From the comments: you can add a clip following these instructions:

To create a webclip, go to the site you want and tap the box-and-arrow icon used to create bookmarks. In the menu that pops up, tap the Add to Home Screen option. Edit the name of the webclip and tap Add. You'll then be taken to your home screen and shown the webclip. Tap it to go to that site.

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