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# navigation

A placement for navigation actions.

```
static let navigation: ToolbarItemPlacement
```

## Discussion

Navigation actions allow the user to move between contexts.
For example, the forward and back buttons of a web browser
are navigation actions.

In macOS and in Mac Catalyst apps, the system places navigation items
in the leading edge of the toolbar ahead of the inline title if that is
present in the toolbar.

In iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS, navigation items appear in the leading
edge of the navigation bar. If a system navigation item such as a back
button is present in a compact width, it instead appears in
the [`primaryAction`](/documentation/SwiftUI/ToolbarItemPlacement/primaryAction) placement.

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