Remove/avoid adding target link to URL

Remove/avoid adding target link to URL



This one may be simple for the jQuery/JavaScript gurus here, but I just

can't find a solution for it around the web.

Case

I have a link at the bottom of a page that says Back to Top, the link is

simply a target link like this:

<a href="#top" class="standard">Back to Top</a>

So when you click it, it jumps to the top of page. Simple.

Problem

When the target link is clicked, the id #top is added to the URL of the

page, ie:

http://website.com/about-us/#top

Question

Is there a way to remove or avoid getting that id #top added to the URL of

the page but retain the functionality of the page jumping to the top?

Any help with this is greatly appreciated.