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The Web History API provides easy methods to access the windows.history object.

JS Web APIs The window.history object contains the URLs (Web Sites) visited by the user.
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The Web History API is supported in all browsers:
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The History back() Method

The back() method loads the previous URL in the windows.history list.
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<button onclick="myFunction()">Go Back</button>

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The History go() Method

The go() method loads a specific URL from the history list:
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<button onclick="myFunction()">Go Back 2 Pages</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {
window.history.go(-2);
}
</script>

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History Object Properties

Property Description

length Returns the number of URLs in the history list

History Object Methods

Method Description

back() Loads the previous URL in the history list

forward() Loads the next URL in the history list

go() Loads a specific URL from the history list

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