- What is the Back button on a webpage?
- Should I put a back button on my website?
- How do I put a back button in HTML?
- Where should I put the back button on my website?
What is the Back button on a webpage?
A back button in the browser lets you back-up to the copies of pages you visited previously. The web browser's back and next buttons work well with web sites that provide information that changes infrequently, such as news and shopping web sites.
Should I put a back button on my website?
Studies have consistently found that the back button is the second most commonly used navigation mechanism, behind clicking on hyperlinks. It's a must-have website feature that allows users to return to the previous page simply and quickly.
How do I put a back button in HTML?
You can use the history. back() method to tell the browser to go back to the user's previous page. One way to use this JavaScript is to add it to the onclick event attribute of a button. Here, we create the button using a <form> element, containing an <input> element of the button type.
Where should I put the back button on my website?
Left: back button next to the primary button (not recommended). Right: back button above the form (good). Some forms or questionnaires appear across multiple pages and some people want to go back to check or change their answers.