Multiple hash signs in URL

Question

Or maybe you call it \"sharp\" - the # symbol.

I\'ve came across one instance, where #! and # used simultaneously in a single URL. From reading other articles, inclu

Answer 1

The format for a fragment only allows slashes, question marks, and pchars. If you look up the RFC, you'll see that the hash mark is not a valid pchar.

However, browsers will try their best to read non-valid URLs by treating repeat hashes as though they are escaped, as you can see by checking the value of window.location.hash (in IE, Firefox, and Chrome) for

http://www.example.com/hey#foo#bar

which is the same window.location.hash for

http://www.example.com/hey#foo%23bar