# \#- What does this do

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [June 4, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430 "2003-06-04T00:54:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author: ![bacalao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@bacalao](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bacalao)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/1 "2003-06-04T00:54:54Z")

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What does the “#” do and mean after a ahref tag? I’ve seen it a lot and was just wondering what it did?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/2 "2003-06-04T01:23:32Z")

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It is to link to a bookmark within a page =)

Cheers!  
Kirupa :crazy:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/3 "2003-06-04T02:24:00Z")

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yea… or it can be a place holder, like, go no where… ex…

```php
< a href "#" > Dont Go anywhere please </ a >

```

ussually combined with javascript (this is close, may not be 100% correct…

```php
< a href "#" onclick="java script :tallymyscores()">Who's da winner?</ a >

```

just some examples =)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/4 "2003-06-04T02:27:23Z")

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Or just go back to the top of the site ?!

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/5 "2003-06-04T02:28:49Z")

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exactly like

```php
 <a name = "top">       

<a #top>  

```

something like that, i fogret…  
=)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/6 "2003-06-04T03:01:34Z")

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whatever, to come to a conclusion. It is freakin important and without knowing what it does, you can’t creat anything 😉 something like that

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/7 "2003-06-04T03:13:45Z")

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# is often used when you don’t have the link targeting anything. It also brings you back to the top without a frame label.

I often void my links via javascript:void(0) instead of # because that prevents the jump to top.

Really though, the main function of # is to target a named anchor in your page to make the page jump to that anchor instead of the viewer scrolling there.

As raydred was close to doing it goes like this…

Put this before the content you want to jump to  
\<A NAME=“targetThisLine”\>

And in your link to get it to jump to the anchor do this…  
\<A HREF="\<B\>#\</B\>targetThisLine"\>Link Text\</A\>

I hope that helps.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/8 "2003-06-04T03:30:51Z")

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ok sure Top my answer … you always were the smarter twin… =)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/9 "2003-06-04T03:32:22Z")

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LOL, I wish. You’re the funnier twin. Although you are smarter than me in that server-side stuff. You could take me in that anyday, but that’s ok, because I got you beat client-side :evil: (I think)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/10 "2003-06-04T03:35:04Z")

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hahah, you guys are so funny… I really admire everyone who is really really good in server sided stuff like php + mysql. Client Sided is not that hard to learn…

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/11 "2003-06-04T03:37:04Z")

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Way to kick me when I am down c!rYx… or should I call you Mr. LostIsStupidCauseClientSideIsEasy ???

Now my evil twin will beat me!!!

Or am I the evil twin? I always forget.

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/12 "2003-06-04T03:38:21Z")

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Hm, nevermind. But lost get’s a plus point for his clean site 😉  
Are you happy now ?!?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/13 "2003-06-04T03:39:46Z")

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then if he has the clean site… I AM THE EVIL ONE!! Err… i suppose the flames make it so… [www.raydred.com](http://www.raydred.com)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/14 "2003-06-04T03:40:15Z")

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No 'cause I hate my site 😛 , but that’s fine, I am over it already 😉

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/15 "2003-06-04T03:41:17Z")

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hehe, yeah, you should make a new one. I mean you have this site since I know you. And that is a really really long time. Seriously

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/16 "2003-06-04T03:41:32Z")

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lol  
we’re both evil… Ha! lol

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/17 "2003-06-04T03:41:56Z")

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AHHH ! 700 Posts, I’m still awesome 🙂

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#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/18 "2003-06-04T03:42:40Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Raydred \*  
> \*\*lol  
> we’re both evil… Ha! lol \*\*

Agreed… this works… :evil: :evil:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-does-this-do/22430/19 "2003-06-04T03:43:51Z")

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lol yea…

woo hoo! 772 Posts! happy posting to me… happy posting to me… awww… i have no cake… o well.
