Mac OS X Show Password Asterisk 🞺🞺🞺

Mac OS X Show Password Asterisk 🞺🞺🞺

In this tutorial about how to reveal the password underneath asterisks on MAC, although the images and videos were actually taken on a Windows platform, the default web browser for the MAC is the Safari web browser and this tutorial on how to show the password underneath the asterisk is performed using the Safari web browser.

1. Navigate the Safari web browser to the web page that has the sign in form you wish to reveal the password.
2. Left click on the password field to make sure it is the active web page element.
3. Right click with the mouse to invoke the pop up context menu.
4. Click on the menu item Inspect Element. If the menu item Inspect Element is not visible on the context menu then follow the instructions below on how to enable Inspect Element in the context menu in Safari.
5. The inspect element window will open in the bottom half of the Safari web browser with the password field element already selected.
6. Look for the text that reads type="password".
7. Double click on the word password.
8. With your keyboard, type the word text so it now reads type="text".

R. Click Password Field Click Inspect Element

R. Click Password Field Click Inspect Element

Double Click type="password" Change To type="text"

Double Click type="password" Change To type="text"

The password underneath the asterisks will now be revealed to you in Safari on your MAC.

Mac OS X Show Password Asterisk 🞺🞺🞺 Safari Extension

Although the steps above for showing the password that is under the asterisks in a web login form are simple enough, you can use the free extension for Safari (works in all web browsers), the Reveal Password Under Asterisks extension that requires one simple mouse click to reveal the password under the asterisks on any internet login form.

How to Enable Inspect Element Context Menu in Safari

If the right click context menu for the MAC Safari browser (step #4 above) does not show the menu item Inspect Element, it is simple enough to fix this:

1. In the Safari browser, click the Edit menu item.
2. Click Preferences menu item.
3. In the dialog box that appears, click the Advanced tab.
4. Check the box with the text that reads Show developer menu in menu bar.

Now when you right click the password field on a web page, the context menu will show Inspect Element.

Safari Click Edit, Preferences

Safari Click Edit, Preferences

Preferences Dialog, Click Advanced, Click Show Developer Menu Bar

Preferences Dialog, Click Advanced, Click Show Developer Menu Bar