# Targeting Links in older browsers

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-links-in-older-browsers/70789>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [November 17, 2004, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-links-in-older-browsers/70789 "2004-11-17T15:41:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![wyclef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/65b543/32.png) [@wyclef](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wyclef)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2004, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-links-in-older-browsers/70789/1 "2004-11-17T15:41:43Z")

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How come if I target a DIV ID in old browsers with a href="#id" it doesn’t work?