Sometimes the default title of the UIViewController "Back" button isn't quite right. To change it to something else, do this:UIBarButtonItem *backButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle: @"Back" style: UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered target: nil action: nil]; self.navigationItem.backBarButtonItem = backButton; [backButton release];The catch is you need to do it in the parent controller before pushing the subcontroller. You can stick this into the -init and change it once