Open and close tabs in Safari on iPad

Use tabs to help you navigate between multiple open webpages.

Open a link in a new tab

  1. Go to the Safari app on your iPad.

  2. Touch and hold the link, then tap Open in Background.

View a tab’s history

You can see which webpages you previously visited in this tab.

  1. Go to the Safari app on your iPad.

  2. Touch and hold the Back button or the Forward button.

Close tabs

  1. Go to the Safari app on your iPad.

  2. Tap the Tabs button, then tap the Close button in the upper-right corner of a tab to close it.

Tip: To close all tabs in this Tab Group at the same time, touch and hold the Done button, then tap Close All [number of] Tabs.

Open a recently closed tab

  1. Go to the Safari app on your iPad.

  2. Touch and hold the New Tab button, then choose from the list of recently closed tabs.

    In Safari, a webpage is open. At the top right of the screen, the New Tab button is selected, and a list of two recently closed tabs is visible.
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