以下是我在搜索了所有这些解决方案和其他解决方案后最终所做的事情。它使用了一个可拉伸的png的提取UIKit库存图像。通过这种方式，您可以将文本设置为您喜欢的任何内容

// Generate the background images
UIImage *stretchableBackButton = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"UINavigationBarDefaultBack.png"] stretchableImageWithLeftCapWidth:14 topCapHeight:0];
UIImage *stretchableBackButtonPressed = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"UINavigationBarDefaultBackPressed.png"] stretchableImageWithLeftCapWidth:13 topCapHeight:0];
// Setup the UIButton
UIButton *backButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:UIButtonTypeCustom];
[backButton setBackgroundImage:stretchableBackButton forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[backButton setBackgroundImage:stretchableBackButtonPressed forState:UIControlStateSelected];
NSString *buttonTitle = NSLocalizedString(@"Back", @"Back");
[backButton setTitle:buttonTitle forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[backButton setTitle:buttonTitle forState:UIControlStateSelected];
backButton.titleEdgeInsets = UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, 5, 2, 1); // Tweak the text position
NSInteger width = ([backButton.titleLabel.text sizeWithFont:backButton.titleLabel.font].width + backButton.titleEdgeInsets.right +backButton.titleEdgeInsets.left);
[backButton setFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, width, 29)];
backButton.titleLabel.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:13.0f];
[backButton addTarget:self action:@selector(yourSelector:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchDown];
// Now add the button as a custom UIBarButtonItem
UIBarButtonItem *backButtonItem = [[[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:backButton] autorelease];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = backButtonItem;

我使用了以下从http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/?p=447派生的psd

http://www.chrisandtennille.com/pictures/backbutton.psd

然后我只是创建了一个自定义的UIView，我在工具栏项的customView属性中使用。

很适合我。

编辑:正如prariehippo所指出的，maralbjo发现使用以下，简单的代码做到了这一点(需要自定义图像在捆绑)应该与这个答案相结合。这里是额外的代码:

// Creates a back button instead of default behaviour (displaying title of previous screen)
UIBarButtonItem *backButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"back_arrow.png"]
                                                               style:UIBarButtonItemStyleBordered
                                                              target:self
                                                              action:@selector(backAction)];

tipsDetailViewController.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = backButton;
[backButton release];

你为什么要这么做?如果你想要一个看起来像导航栏的东西，使用UINavigationBar。

工具栏具有与之相关的特定视觉样式。iPhone的人机界面指南如下:

一个工具栏出现在屏幕的底部边缘，其中包含执行与当前视图中的对象相关的操作的按钮。

然后，它给出了几个没有文本的大致方形图标的视觉示例。我强烈建议你在这件事上遵循HIG。

我试图做同样的事情，但我希望后退按钮在导航栏。(我实际上需要一个返回按钮，这将做的不仅仅是返回，所以我必须使用leftBarButtonItem属性)。我尝试了AndrewS建议的，但在导航栏中，它不会看起来像它应该的样子，因为UIButton有点被强制转换为UIBarButtonItem。

但我找到了一个解决办法。我只是在UIButton下面放了一个UIView并为UIBarButtonItem设置了customView。下面是代码，如果有人需要的话:

// initialize button and button view
UIButton *backButton = [UIButton buttonWithType:101];
UIView *backButtonView = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, backButton.frame.size.width, backButton.frame.size.height)];

[backButton addTarget:self action:@selector(backButtonTouched:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventTouchUpInside];
[backButton setTitle:@"Back" forState:UIControlStateNormal];
[backButtonView addSubview:backButton];

// set buttonview as custom view for bar button item
UIBarButtonItem *backButtonItem = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithCustomView:backButtonView];
self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = backButtonItem;

// push item to navigationbar items
[self.navigationController.navigationBar setItems:[NSArray arrayWithObject:backButtonItem]];

斯威夫特

// create button
    var backButton = UIButton(type: 101)

    // left-pointing shape!
    backButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(self.backAction), for: .touchUpInside)
    backButton.setTitle("Back", for: .normal)

    // create button item -- possible because UIButton subclasses UIView!
    var backItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView: backButton)

    // add to toolbar, or to a navbar (you should only have one of these!)
    toolbar.items = [backItem]
    navItem.leftBarButtonItem = backItem

Three20库有一个方法可以做到这一点:

  UIBarButtonItem *backButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithTitle: @"Title" style:UIBarButtonItemStylePlain 
                                                                target:self action:@selector(foo)];

  UIColor* darkBlue = RGBCOLOR(109, 132, 162);

  TTShapeStyle* style = [TTShapeStyle styleWithShape:[TTRoundedLeftArrowShape shapeWithRadius:4.5] next:
    [TTShadowStyle styleWithColor:RGBCOLOR(255,255,255) blur:1 offset:CGSizeMake(0, 1) next:
    [TTReflectiveFillStyle styleWithColor:darkBlue next:
    [TTBevelBorderStyle styleWithHighlight:[darkBlue shadow]
                                     shadow:[darkBlue multiplyHue:1 saturation:0.5 value:0.5]
                                      width:1 lightSource:270 next:
    [TTInsetStyle styleWithInset:UIEdgeInsetsMake(0, -1, 0, -1) next:
    [TTBevelBorderStyle styleWithHighlight:nil shadow:RGBACOLOR(0,0,0,0.15)
                                        width:1 lightSource:270 next:nil]]]]]];

  TTView* view = [[[TTView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, 80, 35)] autorelease];
  view.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
  view.style = style;
  backButton.customView = view;


  self.navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = backButton;