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Asked: 2026-05-10T22:34:32+00:00

When adding a bookmark or favorite the browser uses the TITLE tag of the

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When adding a bookmark or favorite the browser uses the TITLE tag of the page to automatically populate the title of the bookmark. However, my web pages use SEO-friendly titles which are not really user-friendly. Is there a method to override the title when the browser makes a bookmark?

I am aware that I can create a link on the page that calls javascript: 

javascript:window.external.addFavorite('url','custom title');

But is is possible to do something similar when a user uses the menu or hotkey to create a bookmark?

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  1. I can’t see how that would be possible. The browser takes the Title loaded, which is the Title displayed on the top of the page. When saving a bookmark, it doesnt go through the code. It just adds the URL and takes the site Title.

    You could check if the ‘bookmark’-pressing triggers a javascript event, though, i think it woudlnt be cross-browser 🙂

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