Safari keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet
Apple · 37 shortcuts37 Safari shortcuts grouped by task. Click any row for the full answer page.
Essentials
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Search the current webpage | Cmd+F⌘F |
| Print the current webpage | Cmd+P⌘P |
| Change Safari settings | Cmd+,⌘, |
| Exit full-screen view | EscEsc |
| Highlight the next field or pop-up menu on a webpage | Tab⇥ |
| Highlight the next field, pop-up menu, or clickable item | Option+Tab⌥⇥ |
Tabs & windows
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Show tab overview | Shift+Cmd+\⇧⌘\ |
| Go to the next tab | Ctrl+Tab⌃⇥ |
| Go to the previous tab | Ctrl+Shift+Tab⌃⇧⇥ |
| Select one of your first eight tabs | Cmd+1⌘1 |
| Select your last tab | Cmd+9⌘9 |
| Close the active tab | Cmd+W⌘W |
| Reopen the last tab you closed | Shift+Cmd+T⇧⌘T |
| Switch to another Safari window | Cmd+`⌘` |
Navigation
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Go back to the previous webpage | Cmd+[⌘[ |
| Go forward to the next webpage | Cmd+]⌘] |
| Scroll to the top-left corner | Cmd+Up⌘↑ |
| Scroll to the bottom-left corner | Cmd+Down⌘↓ |
| Scroll down a screen | PgDnPgDn |
| Scroll up a screen | Shift+Space⇧Space |
| Scroll in larger increments | Option+Up⌥↑ |
Address bar & search
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Select the Smart Search field | Cmd+L⌘L |
| Restore the current webpage address while typing in Smart Search field | EscEsc |
Zoom & display
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Zoom website content | Cmd++⌘+ |
| Zoom website text | Option+Cmd++⌥⌘+ |
Bookmarks & history
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Go to your homepage | Shift+Cmd+H⇧⌘H |
| Show or hide the Bookmarks sidebar | Ctrl+Cmd+1⌃⌘1 |
| Select the next bookmark or folder | Down↓ |
| Open the selected bookmark | SpaceSpace |
| Close the selected folder | Left← |
| Cancel editing a bookmark name | EscEsc |
| Finish editing a bookmark name | Enter↵ |
Downloads
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Download a linked file | Option+Click⌥Click |
Reading List
| Action | Mac |
|---|---|
| Show or hide the Reading List sidebar | Ctrl+Cmd+2⌃⌘2 |
| Add the current webpage to Reading List | Shift+Cmd+D⇧⌘D |
| Open Reader | Shift+Cmd+R⇧⌘R |
| Close Reader | EscEsc |
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Make me a one-page Safari cheat sheet from the 37 shortcuts at https://keyflowhub.com/shortcuts/safari, ordered by what I'm most likely to use, and point out any that clash with my current keybindings.
Paste into Claude Code and it will do the rest.
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