What are the differences between history.pushState & location.hash?

Question

I\'m trying to update the URL using window.location.hash or history.pushState.

What are the differences and advantages of each method?

Answer 1

I personally prefer pushState because it makes nicer looking URLs and I think that is important for user experience.

You can use history.pushState with a hash fallback using the history.js polyfill if you want to use pushState, but don't want to have issues with older browser support.