Preferences > Advanced > Check "Smart Search Field: Show full website address" The behavior to center the URL in the location field when not in focus, but to r

Preferences > Advanced > Check "Smart Search Field: Show full website address" The behavior to center the URL in the location field when not in focus, but to reformat to the left when focused, is somewhat silly, though. (In someone's eyes, it's apparently a form sufficiently importantly impressive to go over function.) Edit: That you can't grab and drag the icon associated to the URL (but rather the URL itself) is also inconsistent with the general UI. (In other words, Safari's location field is not a Mac UI element.)