# Back button on macoS deskop Safari (WebKit) causing new tabs to open

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-button-on-macos-deskop-safari-webkit-causing-new-tabs-to-open/391903
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [December 22, 2025, 10:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-button-on-macos-deskop-safari-webkit-causing-new-tabs-to-open/391903 "2025-12-22T10:36:48Z")
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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-button-on-macos-deskop-safari-webkit-causing-new-tabs-to-open/391903/7 "2025-12-22T16:35:11Z")

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> [@Neil\_Evans](#):
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> Ahah - I can only recreate it using the “back” button on my mouse.

yeah, I tried that initially (I don’t even have the back/forward button in my Safari) and since I wasn’t able to reproduce I tried with the back/forward buttons as well…

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