Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in Safari on Mac

In the Safari app 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.

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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. Open Keyboard settings for me
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. Open Keyboard settings for me 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 on the tab you want to leave open
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 or Forward button until the list appears
See a list of your recently visited webpages by web address (URL)	Press Option, then press and hold the Back or Forward button until the list appears

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

Action	Shortcut or gesture
Download a linked file	Option-click a link to the file
Open a downloaded file	Double-click the file in the downloads list To show the downloads list, click the Show Downloads button near the top-right corner of the Safari window.

Action

Shortcut or gesture

Download a linked file

Option-click a link to the file

Open a downloaded file

Double-click the file in the downloads list

To show the downloads list, click the Show Downloads button near the top-right corner of the Safari window.

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 Remove Item. 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

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