How to Add a Link Button to the Home Screen of an iPhone

Adding your favorite websites to your iPhone's Home screen

Co-authored by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: February 10, 2022 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to create a shortcut to a Safari page on your iPhone's Home Screen.

Steps

1
Open Safari. It's a blue app with a compass icon on it.
2
Search for a page you wish to save. You can do so by tapping the search bar at the top of the screen, typing in a search term or website, and tapping Go in your iPhone's keyboard.

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3
Tap the "Share" button. It's the box with an upward-facing arrow coming out of it at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will bring up a menu at the bottom of the screen.
4
Scroll right and tap Add to Home Screen. You'll do so by swiping left over the grey options near the bottom of the pop-up menu.
5
Type in a new name for your shortcut if you wish. You can delete the current name by tapping the small, grey "x" in the far-right side of the name field at the top of the screen.
6
Tap Add. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so will place a shortcut to the site or item on your iPhone's Home Screen; to revisit the site, simply tap its shortcut icon.
- A saved link's icon resembles an app cube.
- You can tap and drag or delete these shortcuts in the same way that you do so for regular apps.

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Community Q&A

Question

How do I save a website as an icon on my iPhone home screen?

Hamza Liaqat

Community Answer

Click the box with the up arrow at the bottom middle in Safari. Click 'Add to home screen'.
Question

Is there a limit to the number of pages you can use? I have been adding these to my Home Screen--they just stack up to the left of my first page and then disappear.

Community Answer

Try swiping left across the Home Screen to page through your available screens. You can do this within folders as well.
Question

How do I take a screenshot on my iPhone 6s +?

Community Answer

Press the home button + power button at the same time.

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 194,980 times.

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Co-authors: 13

Updated: February 10, 2022

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Categories: Featured Articles | IPhone

Article SummaryX

1. Open Safari.
2. Find a page you wish to save.
3. Tap the "Share" button.
4. Tap Add to Home Screen.
5. Change the name, then tap Add.

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