diff --git a/example/test.html b/example/test.html
index 5745f52..69dc81d 100644
--- a/example/test.html
+++ b/example/test.html
@@ -118,6 +118,28 @@ <h2>Mailto formating</h2>
 					</p>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
+			<tr>
+				<td>
+					<hr/>
+					<h2>Misc. anchor examples</h2>
+					<div>
+						<a name="html4-anchor">
+							<p class="normal-space small">name attribute superceded by id in HTML5</p>
+						</a>
+					</div>
+					<div>
+						<a>A placeholder hyperlink</a>
+					</div>
+					<div>
+						<a href="http://www.example.com">
+							<p class="normal-space small">For more information, <em>visit</em> example.com</p>
+						</a>
+					</div>
+					<div>
+						<a href="#html4-anchor">Ignore fragment href</a>
+					</div>
+				</td>
+			</tr>
 		</table>
 	</body>
-</html>
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+</html>
diff --git a/lib/formatter.js b/lib/formatter.js
index 17bf449..67e7bb3 100644
--- a/lib/formatter.js
+++ b/lib/formatter.js
@@ -22,7 +22,24 @@ function formatHeading(elem, fn, options) {
 }
 
 function formatAnchor(elem, fn, options) {
-	return elem.attribs.href.replace(/^mailto\:/, '');
+	if (elem.attribs && elem.attribs.href) {
+		var mailto = /^mailto\:/i;
+		if (mailto.test(elem.attribs.href)) {
+			// Keep address
+			return elem.attribs.href.replace(mailto, '');
+		} else {
+			var frag = /^#/;
+			if (frag.test(elem.attribs.href)) {
+				// Ignore fragment
+				return fn(elem.children, options);
+			} else {
+				// Typical link
+				return elem.attribs.href + fn(elem.children, options);
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		return fn(elem.children, options);
+	}
 };
 
 function formatHorizontalLine(elem, fn, options) {
@@ -135,4 +152,4 @@ exports.table = formatTable;
 exports.orderedList = formatOrderedList;
 exports.unorderedList = formatUnorderedList;
 exports.listItem = formatListItem;
-exports.horizontalLine = formatHorizontalLine;
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+exports.horizontalLine = formatHorizontalLine;