forward button

Browser navigation arrow

A forward button is a navigation control that moves you to the next item in a sequence—the next page in a browser history after you've gone back, the next track in a playlist, or the next email in a queue.

In web browsers specifically, the forward button only becomes active after you've used the back button, returning you to where you were before.

The symbol is typically a right-pointing arrow: I accidentally hit back, then clicked forward to get back to the page.

Related

navigation bar · skip · advance · play · browser · web browser · email · replay · seek · progress · icon · interface · user interface · right · tape · VCR · remote · remote control

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navigation direction

forward buttonback button

Webpage reversal control

rewind button · go back · undo button · left arrow · rewind

Family

forward, button, forwards, forwarder, forwarding, forwarded, buttons, buttoned, buttoning

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G