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Close tabs in Safari on Mac
When you’re surfing the web or researching a subject, you can avoid cluttering your window with multiple tabs.
- Go to the Safari app  on your Mac. on your Mac.
- Do any of the following: - Close a tab: Hold the pointer over the tab in the tab bar, then click  on the left side of the tab. on the left side of the tab.
- Close all other tabs: Control-click the tab you want to keep open, then choose Close Other Tabs. 
- Close all tabs to either side: Control-click a tab, then choose Close Tabs to the Right or Close Tabs to the Left. 
 
If you click a link that opens a new tab, you can close the tab by clicking  .
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