<a href="#top"></a>

undocumented way to set link target to top of the page?

[bill]

I can't seem to find any information on this, so I thought I'd ask you guys.

Using this code

<a href="#top"></a>

with some browsers like IE, Opera and some older versions of Netscape seems to work as a simple way to have the user jump back to the top of the respective page without having to add

<a name="top"></a>

to the top of every page.

Is it supposed to work like this, or is this just a quirk with the browsers? I can't seem to get this to work with Mozilla.

[txbakers]

I think it will also work with just the # symbol.

[dcheney]

I think it works with any undefined name. try #fred

[toadhall]

> is this just a quirk with the (some) browsers

Yes, it is. So best to stick to the standard method.

[bill]

Thanks. I guess it is always better to stick to the standards in cases like this.

[ggrot]

I think it will also work with just the # symbol.

Actually, this is not the case. I use the # symbol frequently as a blank link so I can perform javascript events on the link object. Its safe with older browsers and those that don't support javascript. It just links to the current location in the same page (ie: clicking it does nothing).