Onclick javascript to make browser go back to previous page?

Question

Add this in your input element

<input
    action="action"
    onclick="window.history.go(-1); return false;"
    type="submit"
    value="Cancel"
/>

history.back()

or

history.go(-1)

Put this to the button onclick handle. It should look like this:

<input name="action" onclick="history.back()" type="submit" value="Cancel"/>

For Going to previous page

First Method

<a href="javascript: history.go(-1)">Go Back</a>

Second Method

<a href="##" onClick="history.go(-1); return false;">Go back</a> 

if we want to more than one step back then increase

For going 2 steps back history.go(-2)
For going 3 steps back history.go(-3)
For going 4 steps back history.go(-4)
and so on.......

<input name="action" type="submit" value="Cancel" onclick="window.history.back();"/> 

Simple. One line.

<button onclick="javascript:window.history.back();">Go Back</button>

Like Wim's and Malik's answer, but just in one line.

Shortest Yet!

<button onclick="history.go(-1);">Go back</button>

http://jsfiddle.net/qXrbx/

I prefer the .go(-number) method as then, for 1 or many 'backs' there's only 1 method to use/remember/update/search for, etc.

Also, using a tag for a back button seems more appropriate than tags with names and types...

window.history.back();

<button onclick="goBack()">Go Back</button>

<script>
function goBack() {
    window.history.back();
}
</script>