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Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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Title / URL	Issues
Visit \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/visit	1
Borrow a Banner Exhibition \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/learn/borrow-banner-exhibition	1
Accessibility \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/visit/accessibility	1
Further Research \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/family-history/further-research	1
Reading Rooms \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/visit/reading-rooms	1
Poetry Aloud \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/learn/poetry-aloud	1
Visit Online \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/visit/visit-online	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.nli.ie/	1
Learn \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/learn	1
Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann \| National Library of Irelandwww.nli.ie/ga	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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