Link
A link takes people to a new location in the app or another website.
When to use
- Going somewhere, whether another page, another part of this page or another site.
- Inside a sentence, where the words name the destination.
- Anywhere people might want to open a new tab. Only a real link lets them.
When not to use
- Doing something instead of going somewhere. Use a button, even if it looks like a link.
- A primary action on a page. Use a button.
- Moving between sections of one view. Use tabs.
Guidance
Do
Read the colour foundations
Name the destination in the link text, so it makes sense read on its own.
Don't
Click here
Do not write click here. On its own it means nothing, and screen reader users who list the links on a page hear it again and again.
Content
What to write, and what to leave out.
- Name the destination. Colour foundations, not click here or read more.
- Link only the words that name the destination, not the whole sentence.
- Say when a link goes to another site or opens a file, so people know what to expect.