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Editor's pickLearn to write clear, accessible link text for long URLs, decide when to show the address, and review links in articles, resource lists, and calls to action.
Learn how to replace long pasted URLs with descriptive, accessible link text—and when to show the full destination for trust, print, and offline use.
Learn how to write accessible link text that makes sense in context and alone, with examples for screen readers, linked images, and new tabs.
Learn how to write accessible link text with clear examples for calls to action, documents, repeated links, file details, and new-window notices.
Learn when to use descriptive link text instead of a long URL, with examples for paragraphs, lists, references, print, and copying destinations.
Use accessible link text examples to replace “click here,” write descriptive links, and decide when a URL or surrounding context clearly communicates a link’s purpose.