Links

Links navigate users to another location, such as a different site, resource, or section within the same page.

Accessibility

 

Keyboard


Key

Interaction

Tab

Navigates to the link and sets it to focus state.

Space or Enter

Opens the resource the link leads to.

 

Design Checklist


Ref to 23:4917

 

Accessible use of color

Color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information and meets a minimum of Level AA WCAG standards.

Ref to 23:4917

Accessible contrast for text

Text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for small text and at least 3:1 for large text.

Ref to 23:4917

Accessible contrast for UI components

Visual information required to identify components and states (except inactive components) has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1.

Ref to 23:4917

Keyboard interactions

Follows WCAG 2.0 standards for keyboard accessibility guidelines and includes a description of the keyboard interactions.