Safari has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 36 that work on Mac, grouped by what you’re trying to do.

Tabs and Windows

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd + T	Open a new tab
Cmd + W	Close the active tab
Shift + Cmd + T	Reopen the last closed tab
Ctrl + Tab or Shift + Cmd + ]	Go to the next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Shift + Cmd + [	Go to the previous tab
Cmd + 1 to Cmd + 8	Select one of your first eight tabs
Cmd + 9	Select the last tab
Shift + Cmd + \	Show the tab overview
Cmd + N	Open a new window
Shift + Cmd + N	Open a new Private Browsing window
Cmd + `	Switch to another Safari window

Navigation

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd + L	Select the Smart Search field
Type in Smart Search, then Cmd + Return	Open the result in a new tab
Cmd + [	Go back to the previous page
Cmd + ]	Go forward to the next page
Shift + Cmd + H	Go to your homepage
Space or Page Down	Scroll down one screen
Shift + Space or Page Up	Scroll up one screen
Cmd + Up Arrow or Cmd + Down Arrow	Scroll to the top or bottom of the page

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd + F	Find text on the current page
Cmd + P	Print the current page
Cmd + Plus	Zoom in
Cmd + Minus	Zoom out
Cmd + 0	Return the page to its default size
Ctrl + Cmd + F	Enter or exit full screen
Shift + Cmd + R	Open Reader view
Esc	Close Reader or exit full screen

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd + D	Bookmark the current page
Ctrl + Cmd + 1	Show or hide the Bookmarks sidebar
Cmd + Y	Show your browsing history
Ctrl + Cmd + 2	Show or hide the Reading List sidebar
Shift + Cmd + D	Add the current page to your Reading List
Cmd + Comma	Open Safari settings

Shortcut	What it does
Cmd + Click a link	Open the link in a new tab
Shift + Cmd + Click a link	Open the link in a new tab and switch to it
Option + Click a link	Download the linked file

Good to know: Safari is Mac only. Apple stopped making Safari for Windows in 2012.

Good to know: If a shortcut does not work, check the Safari menus in the menu bar for the current key.

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Built-in shortcuts only work while Safari is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:

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