<html> <style>a { text-decoration: underline; display: block; }</style> <body> <a onclick="javascript:alert('1');">link with no href but onclick</a> <a id="add-click-handler-to-me">link with no href and click handler added via script</a> <script> document.getElementById('add-click-handler-to-me'). addEventListener('click', function() { alert('2'); }, false); </script> </body> </html>