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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.

BTW "cursor:hand" only works in IE. The correct W3C standard is actually "cursor:pointer," which will work across all major browsers.

Welcome to the community Johnny but try not to revive 4 year old threads in the future.

Actually, I think it's good that he corrected the answer. It's still a valid question and cursor:pointer is still valid CSS for anyone else who might have the same question in the future

My post was also almost an exact quote of the response to my first post as a little throwback (I think it was Narue who responded to me)