react-native-navigation/website/api/options-backButton.mdx

---
id: options-backButton
title: Back Button Options
sidebar_label: Back Button
---

Controls the back button styling.

```js
const options = {
  topBar: {
    backButton: {}
  }
}
```

### `color`
Change the back button color. This will change the text color as well.

| Type  | Required | Platform |
| ----- | -------- | -------- |
| color | No       | Both     |

### `icon`
Change the default back button icon.

| Type   | Required | Platform |
| ------ | -------- | -------- |
| number | No       | Both     |

### `showTitle`
Show or hide the text displayed next to the back button.

| Type   | Required | Platform |
| ------ | -------- | -------- |
| number | No       | iOS      |

### `title`
Change the text displayed next to the title. Usually the back button shows the title of the previous screen.

| Type   | Required | Platform |
| ------ | -------- | -------- |
| string | No       | iOS      |

### `visible`
Hide or show the back button.

| Type    | Required | Platform |
| ------- | -------- | -------- |
| boolean | No       | Both     |