Since both Safari and Chrome use Webkit, is it superfluous to test for compatibility in both browsers if a webpage looks fine in one?
Since both Safari and Chrome use Webkit, is it superfluous to test for compatibility
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Since both Safari and Chrome use Webkit, is it superfluous to test for compatibility in both browsers if a webpage looks fine in one?
No, it is not.
As far as I have experienced, Safari and Chrome (on OS X) seem to render fonts differently. Safari will display fonts without a specified size significantly smaller than in Chrome.
Chrome:
Safari:
