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
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