Hotkey Cheatsheet

SafariHotkey Cheatsheet

Safari is the best way to experience the internet on all your Apple devices. It brings robust customization options, powerful privacy protections, and optimizes battery life — so you can browse how you like, when you like. And when it comes to speed, it’s the world’s fastest browser.

A visual cheat-sheet for the 54 keyboard shortcuts found in Safari

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Window

`⇧⌘T`	Reopen the last window you closed
`⌘`` (above the Tab key)	Switch to another Safari window

Bookmarks sidebar and bookmarks view

`Space bar`	Open the selected bookmark
`⌃-⌘1`	Show or Hide the Bookmarks sidebar
`Return`	Finish editing a bookmark name
`⌘click each bookmark and folder` `⇧click to extend the selection`	Select bookmarks and folders in the sidebar
`Select the bookmarkthen press Return You can also f` `ce click the bookmark`	Change the name or address of a bookmark
`⌥-click the New Folder button near the top-→ c` `ner`	Create a folder containing the selected bookmarks and folders in bookmarks view
`Esc`	Cancel editing a bookmark name in the sidebar
`Space bar` `→ Arrow`	Open the selected folder
`⌃-click the bookmarkthen choose Delete`	Delete a bookmark
`↑` `↓`	Select the next bookmark or folder
`Space bar` `←`	Close the selected folder

Tabs

`⌘W`	Close the active tab
`⇧⌘click a link ⇧⌘click a bookmark ⇧⌘Return after typing in the Smart Search field.`	Open a page in a new tab, and make that tab the active tab
`⌘1 to ⌘9`	Select one of your first nine tabs
`⌃Tab` `⇧⌘]`	Go to the next tab
`⇧⌘\`	Show tab overview
`⇧⌘T`	Reopen the last tab you closed
`⌃-⇧Tab` `⇧⌘-[`	Go to the previous tab
`⌥click the Close button on the tab you want to leave open`	Close all tabs except for one
`⌘click a link ⌘click a bookmark ⌘Return after typing in the Smart Search field.`	Open a page in a new tab

History

`⌘]`	Go forward to the next webpage
`Hold ↓ the Back` `F` `ward button until the list appears`	See a list of your recently visited pages by name
`Press ⌥and hold ↓ the Back` `F` `ward button until the list appears`	See a list of your recently visited pages by web address (URL)
`⌘[`	Go back to the previous webpage

Scroll

`Page ↑ ⇧–Space bar`	Scroll up a screen
`Press ⌥while arrow key.`	Scroll in larger increments
`Press the arrow keys.`	Scroll up, down, left, or right
`⌘–↑⌘–↓`	Scroll to the top-left or bottom-left corner of the page
`Page ↓ Space bar`	Scroll down a screen

Bookmarks

`Drag the bookmark ←` `→`	Move a bookmark on the Favorites bar
`Drag the bookmark off the top of the bar`	Remove a bookmark from the Favorites bar
`⌘click the folder in the Fav` `ites bar`	Open all bookmarks from a folder in the Favorites bar
`Click the Smart Search field to show the page’s full address and its iconthen drag the icon to the Fav` `ites bar`	Add a bookmark to the Favorites bar

Preferences

`⌘`	Change Safari preferences
`⇧⌘H`	Go to your homepage

Reading List

`⇧⌘D`	Add the current page
`⌃-⌘2`	Show or Hide the Reading List sidebar
`⇧⌘R`	Open Reader
`Esc`	Close Reader
`⇧click a link to the page`	Add a linked page
`⌃click the page summary in the sidebarthen choose Remove Item. You can also swipe ← over the page summarythen click Remove. Orswipe all the way to the ← until the page summary disappears.`	Remove a page

Downloads

`Double-click the file in the ↓loads list`	Open a downloaded file
`⌥click a link to the file`	Download a linked file

Zoom

`Press ⌥while you choose View > Make Text Bigger` `View > Make Text Smaller`	Zoom website text
`Press ⌘Plus Sign ()` `⌘Minus Sign (-)`	Zoom website content
`Esc`	Exit full-screen view

Current webpage

`⌘F`	Search the current webpage
`⌘P`	Print the current webpage
`⌘L`	Select the Smart Search field
`Esc`	While typing in the Smart Search field, restore the current webpage address
`⌘V`	Paste the most recently copied item
`⌘C`	Copy the selected item

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