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Checks for descriptive link text
Rule IDa11y/link-text
CategoryAccessibility
ScopePer-page
Severitywarning
Weight4/10

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Solution

Link text should describe the destination, not generic phrases like ‘click here’. Screen reader users often navigate by links, hearing them out of context. Good: ‘View our pricing plans’. Bad: ‘Click here’. For icon-only links, add aria-label: <a href='/search' aria-label='Search'>``<svg>…</svg>``</a>. Empty links are especially problematic - add text or aria-label.

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/link-text"]

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Disable all Accessibility rules

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/*"]

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Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["a11y/link-text"]
disable = ["*"]