# @not-govuk/back-link

> A component to help users navigate back one page.

Latest version **0.19.2** (published 2026-10-07) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install @not-govuk/back-link
pnpm add @not-govuk/back-link
yarn add @not-govuk/back-link
bun add @not-govuk/back-link
```

## Health

**Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads; pre 1.0.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.2 |
| Published | 2026-10-07 |
| First published | 2020-08-05 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 5 |
| Unpacked size | 5.1 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Author | Daniel A.C. Martin <npm@daniel-martin.co.uk> (http://daniel-martin.co.uk/) |
| Maintainers | daniel-ac-martin |
| Keywords | react-components |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@not-govuk/back-link
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/@not-govuk/back-link

## Dependencies (5)

- [govuk-frontend](https://npm.io/package/govuk-frontend.md) ^6.5.1
- [@not-govuk/link](https://npm.io/package/@not-govuk/link.md) ^0.19.2
- [@not-govuk/sass-base](https://npm.io/package/@not-govuk/sass-base.md) ^0.19.2
- [@react-foundry/router](https://npm.io/package/@react-foundry/router.md) ^0.6.2
- [@react-foundry/component-helpers](https://npm.io/package/@react-foundry/component-helpers.md) ^0.6.2

## Recent versions

- 0.19.2 (latest) — 2026-10-07
- 0.1.27 (pnpm-temp) — 2020-10-19
- 0.19.1 — 2026-08-15
- 0.19.0 — 2026-08-08
- 0.18.1 — 2026-04-26
- 0.18.0 — 2026-04-26
- 0.17.4 — 2026-04-09
- 0.17.3 — 2026-02-03
- 0.17.2 — 2026-02-02
- 0.17.1 — 2026-01-29
- 0.17.0 — 2026-01-29
- 0.16.3 — 2025-08-18
- 0.16.2 — 2025-05-30
- 0.16.1 — 2025-05-21
- 0.16.0 — 2025-05-11
- … 103 more at https://npm.io/package/@not-govuk/back-link/versions

## README

Back link
=========

The [GDS Back link component].


Preview
-------

![Preview][Preview]


Using this package
------------------

First install the package into your project:

```shell
npm install -S @not-govuk/back-link
```

Then use it in your code as follows:

```js
import React, { createElement as h } from 'react';
import BackLink from '@not-govuk/back-link';

export const MyComponent = props => (
  <BackLink />
);

export default MyComponent;
```


Working on this package
-----------------------

Before working on this package you must install its dependencies using
the following command:

```shell
pnpm install
```


### Testing

```shell
npm test
```


### Building

```shell
npm run build
```


### Clean-up

```shell
npm run clean
```


[GDS Back link component]: https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/back-link/
[Preview]: ../../__image_snapshots__/storyshots-itest-ts-image-storyshots-components-back-link-text-1-snap.png

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