What’s new in WebKit for Safari 27

A Podkey summary of What’s new in WebKit for Safari 27, from WWDC 2026.A lot of these updates are the kind that make the web feel smoother without most people ever noticing why. Safari and WebKit have been quietly fixing long-standing gaps, cleaning up old engine code, and adding some genuinely useful new tools, from better emoji handling and clearer SVG behavior to fully customizable select menus and native 3D models in HTML. There’s also a theme running through all of this: less hacky workarounds, more standards alignment, and a little more respect for how developers actually use these features in the wild. It’s a pretty practical batch of changes.Emoji input finally behaving like normal textUnder-the-hood cleanup that actually mattersStandards clarity showing up in real pagesWhen browser features get adjusted after real feedbackClosing old gaps in responsive designMasonry layouts without JavaScript gymnasticsThe select menu finally gets a glow-up3D on the web gets more nativeExtensions get easier to ship everywhereThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm