Safari Window Shortcuts
Safari supports the following keyboard shortcuts for multi-window and tabbed browsing:
Command+T: Open a new tab with a blank page. Command+N: Open a new window. Command+Shift+N: Open a new window in Safari’s private browsing mode (Mac only). Control+Tab: Move to the next tab on the right and make it active. Performing this shortcut on the right-most tab will move you back around to the left-most one. Control+Shift+Tab: Move to the tab on the left and make it active. Performing this shortcut on the left-most tab will move you to the right-most one. Command+W: Close the current tab and move to the next tab on the right. If you only have one tab open, this command will close the window. Command+Shift+W: Close the current window. Command+Option+W: Close all windows (Mac Only). Command+Shift+Z: Reopen the last tab you closed (Mac Only).
How to Enable Command + Click Shortcuts
Command+click in Safari can perform two different functions, depending on how you set the tab preferences in Safari. Here’s how to find and adjust those options to decide which shortcuts are available:
Command + Click Options in Safari
Holding Command while you select a link in Safari will always do something, but the specifics depend on whether you checked the box in your Preferences.
Command+Click: The link will open in a new Safari tab/window in the background.Command+Shift+Click: The link will open in a new tab/window, which will then become active.
Page Navigation Shortcuts for Safari
The following shortcuts help you quickly navigate active web pages:
Up/Down Arrow keys: Move up or down a web page in small increments. Left/Right Arrow keys: Move left or right on a web page in small increments. Spacebar or Option+Down Arrow: Moves the page down by one full screen. Shift+Spacebar or Option+Up Arrow: Move the page up by one full screen. Command+Up or Command+Down Arrow: Moves directly to the top or bottom of the current page (Mac only). Command+[ or Command+Left Arrow: Go to the last page you visited. Command+] or Command+Right Arrow: Go to the next page (if you’d previously used the back command). Command+L: Move the cursor to the address bar with the current URL selected.
