USask Alerts - University of Saskatchewan

Business and Industry - University of Saskatchewan

Website Privacy Statement - University of Saskatchewan

International - University of Saskatchewan

Contact - University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

Admissions and Programs - University of Saskatchewan

Protective Services - University of Saskatchewan

Services and Attractions - University of Saskatchewan

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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January 2026

Title / URL	Issues
USask Alerts - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/protectiveservices/usask-alerts.php	3
Business and Industry - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/community/business-and-industry.php	3
Website Privacy Statement - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/privacy-statement.php	3
International - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/international.php	3
Contact - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/contact/	1
University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/	1
Admissions and Programs - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/admission/	1
Protective Services - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/protectiveservices/	1
Contact - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/contact/index.php	1
Services and Attractions - University of Saskatchewanwww.usask.ca/services.php	1

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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