title: How to Clear Hashtag from URL on Page Load
body: <p>If I send someone a link <code>http://example.com/#about</code> how can I go about clearing that hashtag and text from the URL on page load <code>http://example.com</code>.</p>
  
  <p>I've been building lightboxes that utilize the CSS <code>:target</code> attribute. I would like it so if someone sends or clicks a link with the hashtag and text appended to the URL that the page essentially ignores it or clears it from the URL on load.</p>
  
  <p>I thought this would be a pretty common issue with a simple answer but haven't run across anything in my research. I'm open to answers that include JavaScript &amp; jQuery.</p>