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Hyperlinks are the foundation of the world wide web, and while they look simple, it’s easy to get them wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links must be formatted in a way that makes them user-friendly and usable by everyone. Remember that visitors experience the website differently depending on the technology they use. It could be a desktop browser, a touch screen phone, or assistive technology like a screen reader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips for links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few simple steps for making better links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do not open links in new windows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With rare exceptions, links should always open in the same window. Research indicates new windows are less accessible and confusing to readers<\/a>, especially on mobile devices. The only time you should open a link in a new window is when the link contains information necessary to complete a task in the current window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link text should describe what it links to<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Make sure that link text is descriptive. Readers using assistive technology don’t always read the page from top to bottom, and frequently read only the links on the page. It’s OK to have several words in a link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good descriptive link: Ora Szekely’s profile<\/a>; bad vague link: Ora Szekely’s profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n