History.back() : History « History « JavaScript Tutorial

The back() method is used to load the URL for the previously visited Web site.

<html>
    <head>
    <title> Using the back method of the History object</title>
    </head>
    <body>
    <form name=form1>
    Click on the button to go back to the previous page.
    <input type="button" value="Go Back" onClick='window.history.back()'>
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>

20.1.History
	20.1.1.	History
	20.1.2.	History.back()
	20.1.3.	History.current
	20.1.4.	History.forward()
	20.1.5.	History.go()
	20.1.6.	History.go(-2)
	20.1.7.	History.length
	20.1.8.	History.next
	20.1.9.	History.previous
	20.1.10.	Simulated Back and Forward Buttons by using the history object