Descriptive link text
type: TechArticle
description: Every link's text must describe where it goes. 'Click here' and 'read more' fail screen-reader users who scan a page by jumping from link to link.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-05-29T10:57:27.000Z
citation: WCAG 2.4.4 — Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: W3C
citation: WCAG 2.4.9 — Link Purpose (Link Only) (Level AAA)
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: W3C
citation: Accessibility Checker — Ambiguous Anchor Text
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: Equalize Digital
citation: WP Accessibility — Content and images: Links
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: WP Accessibility

Web Specification Studio
type: WebSite

Web Specification Studio
type: Organization

breadcrumb
type: BreadcrumbList
item list element: Home
  type: ListItem
  position: 1
  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
  type: ListItem
  position: 2
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: Accessibility
  type: ListItem
  position: 3
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/accessibility/
item list element: Descriptive link text
  type: ListItem
  position: 4
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/accessibility/link-text/