How to Bookmark in Safari on iPhone

By Leanne Hays Updated 07/15/2024

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Tired of searching for a website or webpage in the Safari app every time you need to refer to it? We'll show you how to add a bookmark on your iPhone, and where to find the bookmarks on your iPhone. Now, you can skip the search and easily find the page you're looking for every time. Let's go over how to bookmark on iPhone.

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How to Add a Bookmark in Safari

System Requirements

While bookmarking is possible on any iPhone, the screenshots below were captured on iOS 17. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

How do you bookmark a website? Learning how to bookmark on your iPhone or iPad is a crucial first step in keeping your favorite websites accessible and organized. After you know how to bookmark a page in Safari, you can find out how to add website to Home Screen, learn how to add favorites on Safari, and more. Now, here's how to bookmark a page in Safari:

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Open the Safari app.
Visit the web page you'd like to bookmark and long-press the open book icon at the bottom of your screen.

Tap Add Bookmark.
You can change the name of the bookmark or edit the URL.

You can tap the folder that appears under Location to select where you want the bookmark to be saved. This may be Favorites, as below, or Bookmarks, or another folder, depending on which you used last.
Tap Save.

That's how to bookmark on an iPhone. Now, any time you tap the open book icon in the Safari app, you will be able to see your bookmarks! Next, find out how to bookmark all open Safari tabs at once.

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Leanne Hays

Leanne Hays has over a dozen years of experience writing for online publications. As a Feature Writer for iPhone Life, she has authored hundreds of how-to, Apple news, and gear review articles, as well as a comprehensive Photos App guide. Leanne holds degrees in education and science and loves troubleshooting and repair. This combination makes her a perfect fit as manager of our Ask an Expert service, which helps iPhone Life Insiders with Apple hardware and software issues.
In off-work hours, Leanne is a mother of two, homesteader, audiobook fanatic, musician, and learning enthusiast.

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