How to make an HTML back link?

javascript html hyperlink
paislee picture paislee · Jan 11, 2012 · Viewed 573k times · Source

What is the simplest way to create an <a> tag that links to the previous web page? Basically a simulated back button, but an actual hyperlink. Client-side technologies only, please.

Edit
Looking for solutions that have the benefit of showing the URL of the page you're about to click on when hovering, like a normal, static hyperlink. I'd rather not have the user looking at history.go(-1) when hovering on a hyperlink. Best I've found so far is:

Is document.referrer reliable? Cross-browser safe? I'll be happy to accept a better answer.

Answer

Bajrang picture Bajrang · Jan 11, 2012

And another way:

<a href="javascript:history.back()">Go Back</a>

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