Is it possible to force the browser to reload the same page with a hash?

Question

I know I can add a hash to the end of the url like so:

window.location.hash = '#myFancyHash';

But for various reasons I need to fully reload the page. On some browsers this works fine:

window.location = window.location.href + '#myFancyHash';

But others refuse to reload the page since it sees the new url as just a hash version.

Is there any way to force all browsers to redirect (reload) the page anew?

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered May 02 '13 at 18:36

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window.location.hash = '#myFancyHash';
window.location.reload()

This is cause a reload with the new hash

answered May 02 '13 at 18:36

Umur Kontacı

Sure this will work? – mirek May 29 '18 at 07:53
This doesn't work if the hash value is not modified (i.e. you reload expecting the browser to return to the same anchor). It will return to the previous *scroll position*. – developius Mar 16 '20 at 00:17

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