Link
Link
Easy to use for everyone
Links use the semantic<a>
HTML element (anchor element) with anhref
attribute to create a hyperlink.
For Assistive Technology
Most screen readers will announce “link” before reading out a link. For example, a link labelled “Components” will be read out as “link components”.
Based on
The links component has been based on the following resources:
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Links and Hypertext , WebAIM, accessed July 2022. -
Links, Buttons, Submits, and Divs, Oh Hell , Adrian Roselli, accessed July 2022. -
The Anchor element , Mozilla, accessed July 2022.
Testing
We’ve tested this component against WCAG 2.2 Level AA. It’s been tested with NVDA and VoiceOver, and several different users with different interaction methods.