How to change back button color in nav bar?

Question

Is there a way to change only the left side back button color in an app with a navigation controller?

There are plenty of examples changing colors in the navbar but those all affect the navbar title as well. I don't want to change the title. Just the back button (text + chevron) color.

Possible duplicate of [Change color of Back button in navigation bar](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28733936/change-color-of-back-button-in-navigation-bar) — Yuki Inoue, Dec 04 '17 at 10:15

Bhargav Kukadiya · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-27T04:29:10.127

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Use Below To Change Back Button Color:

navigationController?.navigationBar.tintColor = UIColor.red

To Change Title Color of The Navigation Bar Use:

navigationController?.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = [NSAttributedString.Key.foregroundColor: UIColor.red]

edited Jul 27 '22 at 04:29

answered Apr 23 '16 at 05:03

Bhargav Kukadiya

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Does nothing to the back button. – 4thSpace Apr 23 '16 at 05:08
It should work. May be put "?" sign with the navigationController might help. – Bhargav Kukadiya Apr 23 '16 at 05:11
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Your top code worked. After Cleans and Rebuilds, it finally worked. None of the other answers had any effect. – 4thSpace Apr 23 '16 at 05:23
Unfortunately on iPhone, after switch to landscape and back to portrait, the tintColor is somehow reset. – Phuah Yee Keat Jul 11 '20 at 23:24

Mr. Bond · Answer 2 · 2016-04-23T05:15:24.977

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 UINavigationBar.appearance().backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()

UIBarButtonItem.appearance().tintColor = UIColor.magentaColor()

Since iOS 7.0 UITextAttributeTextColor was replaced by NSForegroundColorAttributeName

UINavigationBar.appearance().titleTextAttributes = [UITextAttributeTextColor: UIColor.blueColor()]
UITabBar.appearance().backgroundColor = UIColor.yellowColor();

edited Apr 23 '16 at 05:15

answered Apr 23 '16 at 05:11

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Doesn't change the back button color. – 4thSpace Apr 23 '16 at 05:12

Deepak Tagadiya · Answer 3 · 2017-11-16T12:41:39.670

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override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    self.navigationController?.navigationBar.tintColor = UIColor.white
    self.navigationController?.navigationBar.barTintColor = UIColor.black
    self.navigationController?.navigationBar.titleTextAttributes = UIColor.blue
}

edited Nov 16 '17 at 12:41

answered Jun 23 '17 at 10:29

Deepak Tagadiya

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How to change back button color in nav bar?

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