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Don’t use “click here” as link text (2001)


means When calling the user to action, use brief but meaningful link text that: - provides some information when read out of context - explains what the link offers - doesn't talk about mechanics - is not a verb phrase An example For instance, avoid the following sentence on your page: To download W3C's editor/browser Amaya, click here. or: To download Amaya, go to the Amaya Website and get the necessary software.

provides some information when read out of context explains what the link offers doesn't talk about mechanics is not a verb phrase The W3C QA Tips are short documents explaining useful bits of knowledge for Web developers or designers, hosted and produced by the Quality Assurance Interest Group at W3C. While the tips are carefully reviewed by the participants of the group, they should not be seen as anything else than informative bits of wisdom, and especially, they are not normative W3C technical specifications.

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