URL Fragment
URL fragment with and without #.
Returns the hash without # and the raw hash including #. Empty hash fails.
What URL Fragment does
Returns the hash without # and the raw hash including #. Empty hash fails.
URL Fragment sits in the Network group on purpose. It is not Parse URL (Split a URL into host, path, query, and more.) and not URL Path (URL path and segment count.). Choose this page when you need URL fragment with and without #. If you stretch URL Fragment into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.
How to use URL Fragment
- Keep this tab on URL Fragment (/network/url-fragment). Pasting into the wrong Network tool (for example Parse URL) changes the job.
- Paste or type the input URL Fragment expects. Path hint: network · url fragment. URL fragment with and without #.
- Apply the URL Fragment action only. URL Path is a different transform (URL path and segment count.). Returns the hash without # and the raw hash including #. Empty hash fails.
- Copy the output of URL Fragment if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: http/https only. Missing hash fails.
- If the text job is actually Split a URL into host, path, query, and more., leave URL Fragment and open Parse URL.
When not to use URL Fragment
Skip URL Fragment when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Parse URL or URL Path — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Returns the hash without # and the raw hash including #. Empty hash fails.
Questions about URL Fragment
- What does URL Fragment do that other Network pages on this site do not?
- Returns the hash without # and the raw hash including #. Empty hash fails. Short version: URL fragment with and without #.
- Does URL Fragment upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
- No. URL Fragment runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: http/https only. Missing hash fails.
- Should I use Parse URL instead of URL Fragment?
- Use URL Fragment when you need URL fragment with and without #. Use Parse URL when you need Split a URL into host, path, query, and more. They share a category (Network) but not the same job.
- What are the limits of URL Fragment?
- http/https only. Missing hash fails. Also: Returns the hash without # and the raw hash including #. Empty hash fails.