Navigation: canGoBack property

Baseline 2026

Newly available

Since ⁨January 2026⁩, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The canGoBack read-only property of the Navigation interface returns true if it is possible to navigate backwards in the navigation history (i.e., the currentEntry is not the first one in the history entry list), and false if it is not.

Value

A boolean value: true if it is possible to navigate backwards in the navigation history, false otherwise.

Examples

async function backHandler() {
  if (navigation.canGoBack) {
    await navigation.back().finished;
    // Handle any required clean-up after
    // navigation has finished
  } else {
    displayBanner("You are on the first page");
  }
}

async function forwardHandler() {
  if (navigation.canGoForward) {
    await navigation.forward().finished;
    // Handle any required clean-up after
    // navigation has finished
  } else {
    displayBanner("You are on the last page");
  }
}