Howto remove the location hash without causing the page to scroll

Set the hash to a dummy hash which doesn't hit any id at your page, for example:

window.location.hash = "_";

Note

• If you'd set the hash to "" it causes the page to scroll to the top because the hash "#" by itself is equivalent to "_top".
• If you'd set window.location.href = "..." to get rid of the "#", you cause the browser to reload the page what is most likely not intended.