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History: back() method

The History.back() method causes the browser to move back one page in the session history.

It has the same effect as calling history.go(-1). If there is no previous page, this method call does nothing.

This method is asynchronous. Add a listener for the popstate event in order to determine when the navigation has completed.

Syntax

js

back()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

The following short example causes a button on the page to navigate back one entry in the session history.

HTML

html

<button id="go-back">Go back!</button>

JavaScript

js

document.getElementById("go-back").addEventListener("click", () => {
  history.back();
});

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-history-back-dev

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
back 1 12 1 10 ≤12.1 1 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

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