Keyboard shortcuts and gestures in Safari on Mac

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on the tab you want to leave open

Reopen the last tab you closed

Shift-Command-T

Preferences

Action	Shortcut or gesture
Go to your homepage	Shift-Command-H
Change Safari preferences	Command-,

Action	Shortcut or gesture
Go back to the previous web page	Command-[
Go forward to the next web page	Command-]
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Action

Shortcut or gesture

Go back to the previous web page

Command-[

Go forward to the next web page

Command-]

See a list of your recently visited pages by name

Hold down the Back Take screenshots or screen recordings on Mac

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