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accessibility:common_issues:link_names

Link and Button Names

When there are multiple links with the same text, it becomes difficult for screen reader or voice recognition users to distinguish them. Some common scenarios include:

  • “Read more” links at the end of each article
  • “Edit,” “View,” and “Delete” actions in a list or grid

The solution is to use ARIA descriptions (not hidden text) to append additional text to the accessible name of each link or button.

You can also add a title attribute to provide a tooltip for sighted users. However, the tooltip alone doesn't meet accessibility requirements, so you should use the title attribute in addition to the ARIA description.

accessibility/common_issues/link_names.txt · Last modified: 2023/10/31 11:58 by scl

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