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.

Open Safari for me

  1. Go to the Safari app on your Mac.

  2. Do any of the following:

    • Close a tab: Hold the pointer over the tab in the tab bar, then click the Close button 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 the Back button.

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