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Search for websites in Safari on iPhone

Enter a URL or a search term to find websites or specific information.

👁 A Safari search screen, with the onscreen keyboard at the bottom of the screen. Above the keyboard, the search field contains text, and related search suggestions are listed above.

Search the web

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Enter a search term, phrase, or URL in the search field.

  3. Tap a search suggestion, or tap 👁 the Go button
    on the keyboard.

If you don’t want to see suggested search terms, go to Settings 👁 Image
 > Apps > Safari, then turn off Search Engine Suggestions.

See your favorite websites while you search

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Apps, then tap Safari.

  3. Tap Start Page Favorites, then select the folder with the favorites you want to see.

Search a webpage

You can find a specific word or phrase on a webpage.

  1. Go to the Safari app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap 👁 the Page Menu button
    ,
    then tap 👁 the Search Document button
    .

  3. Enter the word or phrase in the search field.

  4. Tap 👁 the Next Result button
    to jump to other mentions.

Choose a search engine

  1. Go to the Settings app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap Apps, then tap Safari.

  3. Tap Search Engine, then choose a search engine.

Search for objects in your photos

With Visual Look Up, you can identify and learn about popular landmarks, plants, pets, and more that appear in your photos and videos. See Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos and videos.

Tip: You can use the same feature to scan text and search online. See Use Live Text with your iPhone camera.

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