'Safari Web Content Quit Unexpectedly' Error

While browsing, some Mac users might encounter suddenly a browser crash accompanied by a pop-up message stating - 'Safari Web Content quit unexpectedly.' To decipher what this error means, we must first start with WebKit. It is a browser engine developed by Apple that is tasked with rendering various browser content such as HTML and CSS. Then there is Safari Web Content, a software library that relies on the WebKit engine to display browser content. Safari Web Content runs as a separate process on the Mac system and is mostly used by the Safari and iOS browsers. Any problems related to Safari Web Content might cause the browser to freeze or crash. With all this out of the way, how can you fix the 'Safari Web Content Quit Unexpectedly' error?

Update your browser

It may sound rather trivial but updating your browser is one of the best ways to resolve various crashes and errors. If any newer versions or updates for the browser or macOS have been released, download and install as soon as possible.

Clear your browser history, Web data and cache files

One method that has a significant success rate in solving the 'Safari Web Content Quit Unexpectedly' error is cleaning up your browser.

1. Start with the saved history. Open Safari, go to 'History' from the menu bar, and click on 'Clear History...' All that is left is to select the point in time you wish the clean-up to reach. 
2. Next, clear your site data. Open Safari, and go to 'Preferences.' After that open 'Privacy followed by 'Manage Website Data.' Here, you can either click on 'Remove All' to clear all website data or select individual sites to be cleaned. 
3. Finally, try clearing your Web cache. There are two ways to achieve this. The first one is to simply press the following key combination on your keyboard - OPTION+COMMAND+E. This should empty the cache automatically. To clear the cache manually, go to Safari and then 'Preferences.' Choose 'Advanced.' Check the box next to 'Show Develop menu in menu bar' located at the bottom of the window. Now, select the newly appeared 'Develop' menu and click on 'Empty Caches.' 

Hopefully, one of the provided solutions has managed to resolve the 'Safari Web Content quit unexpectedly' error.