Is the number sign symbol (#) ok in URLs?

[stacywms]

Everyone,

I know that we don't want symbols such as ?, % and = to appear in URLs because they tip off search engine spiders that the page is dynamically generated, but what about the number sign symbol (#)? Is that one okay?

Thanks,

Stacy Williams
Prominent Placement, Inc.
Strategic Search Engine Marketing

[seomike]

# signs are used as page anchors

<a href="index.php#header2">jump to second paragraph</a>

If you click that link it would scroll you down to on the index.php page.

<a name="header2"></a>

Most FAQ pages use anchors. And you can also drop keywords in as anchor text. You have to use an _ though instead of a -.

[stacywms]

Oh, geez, SEO Mike, I knew that. Just didn't put two and two together. Thanks for your fast reply!