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# UINavigationItem.BackButtonDisplayMode.generic

The navigation item attempts to display a generic title or no title for the Back button, depending on the space available.

```
case generic
```

## Discussion

When you set the [`backButtonDisplayMode`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationItem/backButtonDisplayMode-swift.property) property to this value, the navigation item attempts to display these titles for its Back button in the following order:

- A generic title, such as *Back*
- No title

The navigation item selects the most appropriate title for the Back button according to the available space. This display mode ignores the values of the [`title`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationItem/title) and [`backButtonTitle`](/documentation/UIKit/UINavigationItem/backButtonTitle) properties.

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