howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-pin-a-tab-in-safari-on-an-iphone/ · Checked October 2026 · iPhone 17e · iOS 27.0.1

In this guide

Tap the Tabs button
Touch and hold the tab, then tap Pin Tab
Find it at the top
To undo it, tap Unpin Tab
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

In Safari, tap the Tabs button, touch and hold the tab you want to keep, and tap Pin Tab. The tab moves to a small pill with a pin icon at the top of the tab overview. Touch and hold it again and tap Unpin Tab to undo.

4 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device: iPhone
Shown on: iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 17e)
App: Safari
Real screenshots: 4 of 4 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Tap the Tabs button
It is the two squares at the right of the bottom bar, next to the address. Ours was on apple.com.
Done
Touch and hold the tab, then tap Pin Tab
The menu also has Copy Link, Duplicate Tab, Select Tabs, Move Tab, Close Tab and Close Other Tabs.
Done
Find it at the top
Ours, the Apple (United Kingdom) page, turned into a small pill with a pin icon above the other tabs.
Done
To undo it, tap Unpin Tab
Touch and hold the pinned tab: a shorter menu opens with Unpin Tab.
Done

If you do not see this option

No Pin Tab in the menu? Hold the tab in the tab overview (step 2), not the address bar. Apple gives Tabs button, touch and hold the tab, Pin Tab. Source: Organize your tabs in Safari on iPhone
Using Tab Groups? Apple says each Tab Group has its own pinned tabs: open the group first, then pin. Source: Organize your tabs in Safari on iPhone

If this does not work

Pinned tab gone? Check the Tab Group at the bottom centre: Apple says pins belong to the group they were made in. Source: Organize your tabs in Safari on iPhone
Can't find the pin? On ours the pinned tab showed in the tab overview as a pill at the top (step 3); open the overview with the Tabs button.