# Tabs template doesn't show back button

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/tabs-template-doesnt-show-back-button/174706>\
**Category:** Ionic Framework\
**Created:** [October 2, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/tabs-template-doesnt-show-back-button/174706 "2019-10-02T14:43:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![frntuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@frntuser](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/frntuser)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/tabs-template-doesnt-show-back-button/174706/1 "2019-10-02T14:43:22Z")

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When I add back button in Tabs example, it won’t show it? Do you have examples.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![ChrisGriiffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/chrisgriiffith/32/66576_2.png) [@ChrisGriiffith](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/ChrisGriiffith)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/tabs-template-doesnt-show-back-button/174706/2 "2019-10-02T15:24:37Z")

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A back button would only appear once a page in a tab navigates to a new page within that tab group. Switching between tabs will not produce a back button in the UI.

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**Author:** ![arazinejad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@arazinejad](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/arazinejad)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/tabs-template-doesnt-show-back-button/174706/3 "2019-10-02T17:58:58Z")

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All you need to do is to add defaultHref property to your back button

update your back button to something like this

```auto
<ion-back-button defaultHref="/home"></ion-back-button>

```

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**Author:** ![frntuser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@frntuser](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/frntuser)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/tabs-template-doesnt-show-back-button/174706/4 "2019-10-02T18:49:32Z")

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Mysteriously it worked, thank you so much.

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**Author:** ![arazinejad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@arazinejad](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/arazinejad)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/tabs-template-doesnt-show-back-button/174706/5 "2019-10-02T18:53:57Z")

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Good to hear that

this behavior is because application can not see what is stay before this component , and he is lost now , so by setting up this property you show the application who is waiting for you to get back