The address bar is the narrow text field at the top of a web browser where the address of the currently displayed website appears. It is also called Universal Resource Locator (URL).
The address bar shows the current location of your site as a URL.
Website addresses that appear in the address bar begin with http://, which tells the browser that the page was written in hypertext markup language (HTML). If you are visiting a website to download files using File Transfer Protocol (FTP), the address in the forward slash will begin with ftp:// . The web browser can also be used as a file manager to browse the files on your hard drive. In this case, the address bar is used to navigate to the file that starts with C: or the drive of your choice.
Most surfers surf the web by clicking on active links that automatically paste the destination address into the web address bar for them.
Internet users surf the web by clicking on active links that automatically paste the destination address in the web address bar for them. Another way to navigate is to type an address in the bar manually. If there is a typo, the web browser will display an error page, or if a domain was purchased as typed, the browser will take you to that page. Misspelled web addresses are often acquired by third parties to redirect traffic to an unwanted website. Phishing scams employ a similar technique, using the alternate spelling of a legitimate website to trick people into providing personal information.
Sites that offer free incognito browsing provide their own address bar for browsers. The navigator must enter the destination web address in the special bar provided by the site, not in the bar of his browser. By using the provided forward slash, the anonymous service acts as a proxy. It passes all the information to the browser of the navigator while leaving its own traces on the web, instead of the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the navigator.
It has become popular to have a small custom icon in the address bar next to the website address. The icon, called a favicon, is usually a company logo. When the site is bookmarked, the favicon will also appear in the bookmarks menu.
