Why is there a fwd button in web browsers?

[noodlemanc]

Its not like anyone uses them... I mean, when was the last time you used the fwd button in your web browser? its only the back button everyone uses, right?

 

[B777Forevar]

I mean, when was the last time you used the fwd button in your web browser?

Two min ago

 

[Hexiii]

I use it kind of a lot. When you press backwards too many times or you just want to go forward?

 

[grapes911]

I don't use it every day, but I use it enough to miss it if it wasn't there.

 

[Macky-Mac]

.... its only the back button everyone uses, right?

wrong

 

[MonkeyBrainz]

Its not like anyone uses them... I mean, when was the last time you used the fwd button in your web browser? its only the back button everyone uses, right?

I use it every time I'm browsing. Sometimes I'll get edgy and open tabs. Crazy stuff.

 

[boss.king]

I use it every day. Sure, I don't need it but it does make things easier.

 

[Mr. McMac]

I use it every day. Sure, I don't need it but it does make things easier.

+1 Can't imagine not having that function..

 

[maflynn]

I use it nearly every day.

I find with the web based enterprise applications I'm responsible to help support, I use both back and forward all the time.

 

[BreakGuy]

I use it quite often. Sometimes I need to go back an reread something on a previous page then hit forward to put me back where I was.

 

[Fazzy]

I havent used the buttons in awhile tbh, i use the swipe function instead

 

[wordoflife]

I rarely use it, but I don't see any advantages in removing it.
Anyways, they can be removed from some browsers.

 

[OutThere]

I don't use the forward button but I use the forward function all the time, through keyboard shortcuts. Cmd ] or [ in Chrome on Mac or Alt -> or <- on Chrome in windows. Extremely useful when you're bouncing around the internet. I also open/close and switch tabs with the keyboard, really handy.

 

[niuniu]

*Sticks hand up*

Also use it

 

[ender land]

I don't use the forward button but I use the forward function all the time, through keyboard shortcuts. Cmd ] or [ in Chrome on Mac or Alt -> or <- on Chrome in windows. Extremely useful when you're bouncing around the internet. I also open/close and switch tabs with the keyboard, really handy.

Sweet, I didn't know this chrome shortcut 🙂

 

[Apple Key]

Sometimes we nee to retrace our steps, and then return. It has happened to me.

Although, I usually use the keyboard shortcuts Command + Right Arrow & Command + Left Arrow.

 

[mrsir2009]

Sweet, I didn't know this chrome shortcut 🙂

Or, even better, you can use multitouch in Chrome to go back and fwd pages 🙂

 

[0007776]

I don't use it much, but enough that I'd miss it if it was gone.

 

[thatoneguy82]

Nope. And actually, I just used it right now since since I accidentally backed out of this page. I use forward as much as I use backward. Since they added the feature of the swiping right for back and swiping left for forward, it's been pretty effortless.

 

[Hastings101]

I use it all the time. I even used it to get back to this thread after accidently backspacing out (I hate that shortcut so much).

 

[Michael383]

I don't use it as much as the back button, but I use it enough that I'm glad it's there.

 

[noodlemanc]

It seems that the only time one uses the back button is when one ****s up by going back a page when they dont mean 2.

 

[Macky-Mac]

It seems that the only time one uses the back button is when one ****s up by going back a page when they dont mean 2.

not really......it may be the only time YOU use it, but that's just you

 

[noodlemanc]

not really......it may be the only time YOU use it, but that's just you

nah thats what everyone else said 2/..

 

[mobilehaathi]

What's with all the hate for the forward button?