What is the difference between "window.location.href" and "window.location.hash"?

For an URL like http://[www.example.com]:80/search?q=devmo#test

hash return the part of the URL that follows the # symbol, including the # symbol. You can listen for the hashchange event to get notified of changes to the hash in supporting browsers.

Returns: #test

href returns the entire URL.

Returns: http://[www.example.com]:80/search?q=devmo#test

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Test it on for example http://stackoverflow.com/#Page

href = http://stackoverflow.com/#Page
hash = #Page