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Links with the same name must have a similar purpose

Ensure that links with the same accessible name serve a similar purpose

Status
For review
Impact
Minor
Category
Semantics
Guidance
Deque University

2 potential issues across 2 pages

#1

What to review

  • Check that links have the same purpose, or are intentionally ambiguous.

Where to look

We found occurrences on 1 page:

  1. alphagov.github.io/accessibility-tool-audit/tests/links-links-with-the-same-text-go-to-different-pages.html

    HTML node 
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion">Lions</a>
    CSS selector 
    a:nth-child(1)

#2

What to review

  • Check that links have the same purpose, or are intentionally ambiguous.

Where to look

We found occurrences on 1 page:

  1. alphagov.github.io/accessibility-tool-audit/tests/links-link-contains-only-a-full-stop.html

    HTML node 
    <a href="https://www.gov.uk/">.</a>
    CSS selector 
    a