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title: useNavigationType
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# useNavigationType

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## Summary

[Reference Documentation ↗](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/functions/react_router.useNavigationType.html)

Returns the current [`Navigation`](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/types/react_router.Navigation.html) action which describes how the router
came to the current [`Location`](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/interfaces/react_router.Location.html), either by a pop, push, or replace on
the [`History`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/History) stack.

## Signature

```tsx
function useNavigationType(): NavigationType
```

## Returns

The current [`NavigationType`](https://api.reactrouter.com/v7/enums/react_router.NavigationType.html) (`"POP"`, `"PUSH"`, or `"REPLACE"`)