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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
UT Tyler Admissions \| College Admission Requirements \| Applywww.uttyler.edu/admissions/	36
404 Error \| The University of Texas at Tylerwww.uttyler.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	35
The University of Texas at Tyler Calendar of Eventswww.uttyler.edu/calendar/	35
UT Tyler Privacy \| The University of Texas at Tyler, Privacy Policy Statementwww.uttyler.edu/privacy/	35
University of Texas Tyler Libraries \| UT Tyler Library Catalog \| Databases & Researchwww.uttyler.edu/library/	35
UT Tyler Alumni Association \| The University of Texas at Tylerwww.uttyler.edu/alumni/	35
Accessibility Policy, Disability at UT Tyler \| Accessible Web Siteswww.uttyler.edu/accessibility/	35
Title IX Policy \| Sexual Harassment, Assault, Discrimination \| University Texas Tylerwww.uttyler.edu/titleix/	35
Apply \| UT Tylerwww.uttyler.edu/apply/	35
UT Tyler Schools and Departments \| Colleges, Services, Administrationwww.uttyler.edu/departments/	35

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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