Notable Alumni | University of Notre Dame

Offices | University of Notre Dame

Mission | University of Notre Dame

History | University of Notre Dame

Campus Life | University of Notre Dame

About | University of Notre Dame

404 - Not Found | University of Notre Dame

Admissions | University of Notre Dame

Take a Tour | University of Notre Dame

Commitments | University of Notre Dame

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
Notable Alumni \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/about/notable-alumni/	3
Offices \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/about/offices/	2
Mission \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/about/mission/	1
History \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/about/history/	1
Campus Life \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/campus-life/	1
About \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/about/	1
404 - Not Found \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/invented-url-for-404-page/	1
Admissions \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/admissions/	1
Take a Tour \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/visit/take-a-tour/	1
Commitments \| University of Notre Damewww.nd.edu/about/committments/	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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