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Re: hyperlinked text that is indistinguishable from adjacent text

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Feb 7, 2024 11:23AM

On 07/02/2024 18:01, Mosley, Leigh via WebAIM-Forum wrote:
> Greetings WebAim!
>
> Very often I see hyperlinked text that is visually indistinguishable from the adjacent text (i.e., it's all plain black text on white background). The only indicator that some text is hyperlinked is the underlining that appears on keyboard focus and the hand pointer that appears on mouse hover. I feel this is certainly a UX issue, but is it actually an accessibility issue under WCAG?

There is no normative requirement here, unfortunately. It's a
well-known/well-documented gap in current WCAG.

Of course, this just underlines the point that WCAG is only a starting
point, rather than the final destination...

P
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