Javascript (preferably Jquery) that will mimic behavior of hashtags [duplicate]

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Basically, I want my user to be instantly scroll down to a specific anchor tag just like they do with a hashtag. However, I can't use a hashtag and therefore want to scroll them down using javascript (preferably jquery).

Any thoughts on how to do this?

Answer 1

This will jump instantly to the element matched by $(selector):

$(document).scrollTop($(selector).offset().top);

If you want a fluid animation:

$(document.body).animate({'scrollTop': $(selector).offset().top}, duration);