# How to Add a Floating Back Button in Discourse (For Mobile Users)

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**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** mobile\
**Created:** [November 27, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-floating-back-button-in-discourse-for-mobile-users/338623 "2024-11-27T00:24:00Z")\
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For Chrome, you can swipe from the left edge to go back.  
On browsers, my phone’s back button also works. Does it work for you?  
IIRC you can use `api.onPageChange()` and then get the page url.  
See:

> <https://github.com/NateDhaliwal/discourse-confetti-clicks/blob/e602c0107e76eee2c5aba66ed60635c1d3751fdf/javascripts/discourse/initializers/confetti_topic-category.gjs#L7>

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