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Links are visually different from the rest of the content.

Content marked as link must have formatting that does not require interaction (a color change or underscore when hovering is not enough).

Objectives

  • Allow to easily identify links along the text.
  • Improve the visibility and affordability of links.
  • Improve accessibility of content to readers with disabilities

Implementation

  • Hyperlinks may differ using CSS text color properties background, underscore, bold, border, font font, etc.

Control

  • In each content file :
    • Identify the links provided along with the text;
    • Make sure these links differ visually from the rest of the text in which they are placed.
    • Please note that the links different by color represent a minimum contrast ratio of 3 to the surrounding text and that they are identifiable when hovering or focusing.

Validation

  • Needs to be human verified.

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