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BackspaceMeansBackspace Chrome extension

First seen in 2009, Appearance & Functioning. This page records what the extension did, whether it is still available, and what to use instead.

What it was

A tiny extension that stopped the Backspace key from navigating back a page in Chrome, a common cause of lost form input. Google removed the Backspace shortcut from Chrome itself in version 52 (2016), which made the extension unnecessary; a separate Google extension restores the old behaviour for people who want it.

No longer available

This extension is no longer published and we do not distribute old extension files. The list below shows current alternatives from the Chrome Web Store.

Current alternatives

The extensions the Chrome Web Store ranks highest for "keyboard" today.

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