Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in Safari on Mac
In the Safari app 👁 Image
on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts and gestures. See the shortcuts and gestures below, as well as keyboard shortcuts in Safari menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout, known as an input source.
Scroll
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Scroll up, down, left, or right | Press the arrow keys. |
Scroll in larger increments | Press Option while you press an arrow key. |
Scroll down a screen | Page Down Space bar |
Scroll up a screen | Page Up Shift–Space bar |
Scroll to the top-left or bottom-left corner of the webpage | Command–Up Arrow Command–Down Arrow |
Current webpage
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Search the current webpage | Command-F |
Highlight the next field or pop-up menu on a webpage | Tab Tab also highlights buttons and other controls if Keyboard Navigation is turned on in Keyboard settings. |
Highlight the next field, pop-up menu, or clickable item (such as a link) on a webpage | Option-Tab Option-Tab also highlights buttons and other controls if Keyboard Navigation is turned on in Keyboard settings. To swap the behavior of Tab and Option-Tab, turn on “Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage” in the Advanced pane of Safari settings. |
While typing in the Smart Search field, restore the current webpage address | Esc |
Select the Smart Search field | Command-L |
Print the current webpage | Command-P |
Copy the selected item | Command-C |
Paste the most recently copied item | Command-V |
Tabs
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Show tab overview | Shift-Command-\ |
Open a webpage in a new tab | Command-click a link Command-click a bookmark Command-Return after typing in the Smart Search field. |
Open a webpage in a new tab, and make that tab the active tab | Shift-Command-click a link Shift-Command-click a bookmark Shift-Command-Return after typing in the Smart Search field. |
Go to the next tab | Control-Tab or Shift-Command-] |
Go to the previous tab | Control-Shift-Tab or Shift-Command -[ |
Select one of your first nine tabs | Command-1 to Command-9 |
Close the active tab | Command-W |
Close all tabs except for one | Option-click the Close button 👁 Image |
Reopen the last tab you closed | Shift-Command-T |
Settings
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Go to your homepage | Shift-Command-H |
Change Safari settings | Command-, |
History
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Go back to the previous webpage | Command-[ |
Go forward to the next webpage | Command-] |
See a list of your recently visited webpages by name | Press and hold the Back 👁 Image |
See a list of your recently visited webpages by web address (URL) | Press Option, then press and hold the Back 👁 Image |
Zoom
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Exit full-screen view | Esc |
Zoom website content | Press Command-Plus Sign (+) or Command-Minus Sign (-) |
Zoom website text | Press and hold the Option key, then choose View > Make Text Bigger or View > Make Text Smaller |
Downloads
Window
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Switch to another Safari window | Command-` (above the Tab key) |
Reopen the last window you closed | Shift-Command-T |
Reading List
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Show or Hide the Reading List sidebar | Control-Command-2 |
Add the current webpage | Shift-Command-D |
Add a linked webpage | Shift-click a link to the webpage. |
Remove a webpage | Control-click the webpage summary in the sidebar, then choose Delete. You can also swipe left over the webpage summary, then click Remove. Or, swipe all the way to the left until the webpage summary disappears. |
Open Reader | Shift-Command-R |
Close Reader | Esc |
Bookmarks
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Add a bookmark to the Favorites bar | Click the Smart Search field to show the website’s full address and its icon, then drag the icon to the Favorites bar |
Open all bookmarks from a folder in the Favorites bar | Command-click the folder in the Favorites bar |
Move a bookmark on the Favorites bar | Drag the bookmark left or right |
Remove a bookmark from the Favorites bar | Drag the bookmark off the top of the bar |
Bookmarks sidebar and bookmarks view
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Show or Hide the Bookmarks sidebar | Control-Command-1 |
Select bookmarks and folders in the sidebar | Command-click each bookmark and folder Shift-click to extend the selection |
Select the next bookmark or folder | Up Arrow or Down Arrow |
Open the selected bookmark | Space bar |
Open the selected folder | Space bar or Right Arrow |
Close the selected folder | Space bar or Left Arrow |
Change the name or address of a bookmark | Select the bookmark, then press Return You can also force click the bookmark |
Cancel editing a bookmark name in the sidebar | Esc |
Finish editing a bookmark name | Return |
Create a folder containing the selected bookmarks and folders in bookmarks view | Option-click the New Folder button near the top-right corner |
Delete a bookmark | Control-click the bookmark, then choose Delete |