Search for websites in Safari on iPhone
Enter a URL or a search term to find websites or specific information.
![A Safari search screen, with the onscreen keyboard at the bottom of the screen. Above the keyboard, the search field contains the text “earthquakes game score.”](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C14AEA2BBD75D7023772/6758C150890517C4260090D6/en_US/9879737d5280601eb3ba8891e8cc7434.png)
Search the web
Go to the Safari app
on your iPhone.
Enter a search term, phrase, or URL in the search field.
Tap a search suggestion, or tap Go on the keyboard.
If you don’t want to see suggested search terms, go to Settings > Apps > Safari, then turn off Search Engine Suggestions.
See your favorite websites while you search
Go to Settings
> Apps > Safari.
Tap Favorites, then select the folder with the favorites you want to see.
Search a webpage
You can find a specific word or phrase on a webpage.
Go to the Safari app
on your iPhone.
Tap
, then tap
.
Enter the word or phrase in the search field.
Tap
to jump to other mentions.
Choose a search engine
Go to Settings
> Apps > Safari.
Tap Search Engine, then choose a search engine.
Search for objects in your photos
With Visual Look Up, you can identify and learn about popular landmarks, plants, pets, and more that appear in your photos and videos. See Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos and videos.
![A photo is open in the Photos app. At the bottom of the screen, the Info button displays an icon indicating that Visual Look Up information is available.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6758C14AEA2BBD75D7023772/6758C150890517C4260090D6/en_US/70a08c318c4520fee45aaf1422151e54.png)
Tip: You can use the same feature to scan text and search online. See Use Live Text with your iPhone camera.