Remove text from Back button keeping the icon

Question

I want to remove the text from the back button, but I want to keep the icon. I have tried

let backButton = UIBarButtonItem(title: \"\", style: UIBarButtonIt         


        

Answer 1

Xcode 10, Swift 4+

Similar answer to the others here but it is worth noting that if the text still isn't cleared, you have to click Space then Enter.