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How to change the Address Bar color of your Site for Mobile Browsers?

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Have you ever thought, why some sites look more professional than others?

There are many reasons which make a site standout from others. It includes good design, unique content & interesting blog posts.

Today I’m going to share one such thing that will make your blog look more professional from the very start.

Almost all the popular sites like Facebook, YouTube, Quora use their own brand colors for search bar in mobile browsers.

And if you want to do the same, keep reading!

We are going to learn: how to change the address bar color of your site for mobile browsers for both Blogger & WordPress users.

How to change the address bar color of your site for mobile browsers?

Why Change the color of the Address Bar?

Changing the color of the address bar to match your brand color or theme color makes it look more professional. It helps in improving the user experience.

Visitors love to stay long in a well-designed web page. Thus, it affects the bounce rate of your site. Overall, it makes your blog unique & professional. I myself love to use orange color in the address bar as my theme color is black.

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How to change the Address Bar color of your Site for Mobile Browsers?

In this tutorial, I will tell you how you can change the color of the address bar for various browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera, iOS Safari & Windows phone.

The first step in order to change the color of the address bar is to know the Hex code of the color you want in the address bar. Some of the basic color codes are:

  1.  Black     :   #000000
  2. White    :   #ffffff
  3. Red         :   #ff0000
  4. Blue        :  #0000ff
  5. Yellow   :  #ffff00
  6. Pink        :  #ffc0cb

You can check the hex code of any color here: Color-Hex

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Meta Tags for Different Browsers

You can easily change the color of the address bar for mobile browsers just by adding a few meta tags in the <head> area of your site. The meta tags for different browsers are different and is given below:

1. For Chrome, FireFox & Opera

Here we know how to change the color of the address bar in google chrome, Firefox & Opera. For common browsers like Chrome, Opera & Firefox you have to add the following meta tag in the header of your site:

<meta name="theme-color" content="#db5945"/>

Here default color is orange (#db5945). You can change it in the above code.

2. For iOS Safari

There are some limitations in the case of iOS Safari. Here you can only add black color to your address bar. Here color codes are also different as:

  1. ‘default’  : for normal color
  2. ‘black’      : for black background
  3. ‘black-translucent’   : for address bar color to be black & translucent
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The piece of the meta tag, you have to use here is shown in below code:

<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes"/>
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black"/>

3. For Windows

Additionally, if you want to change the address bar color in Windows phones then you have to add the following meta tag:

<meta name="msapplication-navbutton-color" content="#000000"/>

Here you are free to use any color code as shown in the above code snippets.

Now let’s know how to add these meta tags in Blogspot & WordPress. Here is the step by step guide:

For Blogspot Users:

Blogspot users can easily change the color of the address bar by following the below steps:

Step 1: Visit HTML Editor of your Blogspot Blog

In the first step, you have to visit the HTML editor of your theme. Follow the following settings: Blogger >> Themes >> Edit HTML. You can also check the below GIF for better understanding:

Edit HTML section in Blogger
Step 2: Paste the above codes below the <head>

Here you need to paste the above codes below the <head> of your theme. Follow the below screenshot:

Edit HTML of Blogger Template

Add the meta tags & press the Save Theme button. Now visit your Blogspot blog & you will see the change in color in the address bar of your site.

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For WordPress Users

There are many plugins which can help you change the color of the address bar of your WordPress site. Well, here is a step-by-step guide to change the address bar color in WordPress without using any plugin.

Step 1: Visit Theme Editor in WordPress

Similar to Blogspot in WordPress, you have to visit the theme editor of your WordPress blog. Follow the following settings:  Appearance >> Editor as shown in the below image.

How to change the address bar color of your site for mobile browsers?
Step 2: Visit Theme Header (header.php)

As shown in the below screenshot first visit Theme Header & then paste the above code just before the closing head tag i.e. </head>

How to change the address bar color of your site for mobile browsers?

After adding these meta tags to your WordPress theme, Click on Save Changes and visit your WordPress site in mobile browsers. You will definitely see the changes in your site’s address bar.

This is how you can change the color of the address bar to match your brand color. Now let’s summarize this blog post.

Summary

In this how to post, we have discussed how you can change the color of the address bar in mobile browsers.

All you need to do is to add the meta tags in the <head> of your theme. You can copy the meta tags from the above guide and then follow these steps:

For WordPress Users: Visit WordPress Dashboard >> Appearance >> Editor >> Theme Header and then paste the above meta tags just before the closing head tag i.e. </head>

For Blogspot Users: Visit Blogger Dashboard >> Theme >> Edit HTML and then paste the above meta tags just after the starting head tag i.e. <head>

Following these steps, you can easily change the color of the address bar for mobile browsers in both Blogspot & WordPress. I hope you get this tutorial.

Share this post with other bloggers & let them know how to change the address bar color of your site for mobile devices.

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77 Comments

  3. Mikkel nurbysays:

    I really love reading this blog, you have such great content, and you made me so much more aware of stuff I never knew about!✌️

    Keep up this great work!
    Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  18. Emma Rileysays:

    Wow! Awesome tips you have there. Actually, I really don’t know that it can be change? You really are IT savvy. Thank you for this and keep sharing.

    Reply
  25. sarasays:

    Great article! I struggle with the appearance of my site. I am always trying to figure out how to make it more professional.

    Reply
  27. Terri Beaverssays:

    Oh, how fun, I really want to do this. I learn something new every day. I’ve always used color cop to find the right colors but I’ll check out your suggestion as well.

    Reply
  39. Blair villanuevasays:

    I never though if changing the bar color, however this is cool. No need to call your coder.

    Reply
    1. Harish Joshisays:

      Hi Valerie, thanks for your comment. Many sites like Facebook, YouTube etc. do this to look different from others. Well, you can also change the address bar color of your site for mobile browsers by following the above tutorial.

      Reply
  45. Grace Esedekesays:

    I was wondering if it were possible to do this. I even began searching Google for tutorials.
    This post is very helpful and the best I’ve read so far.
    Thank you so much for Sharing. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

    Cheers!

    Reply
  46. Jessica Taylorsays:

    This is such a great idea! My blog is very colorful, so I’d love to add some color to the address bar!

    Reply