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- How does a screen reader read a link?
- What are the external links?
- How do hyperlinks help readers?
- Do screen readers read link titles?
How does a screen reader read a link?
When a screen reader encounters a link, it will read out the link text to the user; if the link text is a URL, i.e., a naked link, the user will hear a stream of incomprehensible symbols. The following is an example of a naked link. Link text should tell users where they will be taken if they activate the link.
What are the external links?
External links are a hyperlinks that point at (target) any domain other than the domain the link exists on (source). External links have a greater impact on search engine rankings than internal links because they are valued by search engines as external votes of confidence/popularity in a web page.
How do hyperlinks help readers?
Hyperlinks highlight important information and suggest additional content, which for more difficult concepts, invites rereading of the preceding text.
Do screen readers read link titles?
While screen readers can read a full page to a user, screen reader users may prefer to instead listen to a list of links. In that case, a screen reader may only read the link text and not the surrounding text. Speech recognition software allows a user to avoid using a mouse.
