Accessible Link Text: Examples That Work Without Context
Learn how to write accessible link text with clear examples, understand when context helps, and make links easier to navigate with a screen reader.
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Learn how to write accessible link text with clear examples, understand when context helps, and make links easier to navigate with a screen reader.
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.
Explore accessible link text examples, replace vague labels, and learn how to clarify new tabs, linked images, and adjacent links for screen-reader users.
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 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.