I need a tag that doesn't go anywhere when I click on it but will show the little hand with index finger outstretched like I am hovering over the text teh tag applies to. I googled for a while, but could not find anything related to what I am looking for. I need this because I am writing a file that will execute a javascript function when I click on it, which will display some new information, so I want it to appear to the user that he/she is clicking on a link.

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Thanks for the reply, but I found something even better, and I am a little embarrassed that I forgot I could do this.


Much simpler. Only thing is I usually hate these links cause I always click links with my middle mouse button to open a new tab in firefox lol.

Or even simpler and "W3C Correct"

If you're feeling sassy you could even tie that span to a class and add that to the CSS file to keep your code cleaner and more efficent. Using an anchor when not needed is ghetto!

The last suggestion is the best. An anchor tag with the href set to "#" will navigate to the TOP of the page when clicked, which isn't quite the same thing as "go nowhere".

Similarly, using an empty JavaScript is... well, silly, in my opinion.

So I second IAMMATT's suggestion: just style a normal element, such as span, to display the hand cursor.

However, here's my standard scold: When a user sees their cursor turn to a hand, they expect that clicking will DO SOMETHING, in particular, that they will navigate somewhere.

So, creating an element that gives the hand cursor but that does nothing, violates the User Model, which is very nearly always a bad, bad idea.

EDIT: I re-read your original post. You want a hyperlink that runs a Javascript when clicked, so the
<a href="javascript:myFunction();">Run your function</a> is the proper method for this.

Here is a whole thread on the matter with many alternatives:
http://www.expertsrt.com/phpBB2/view...d484e1acd201b5

I agree that using a dummy javascript call is best.