Meaningful links (avoid “click here”)

A short, practical UI accessibility note for games and web UIs. No tracking.

Try the micro-demo: meaningful-links-demo.html

It compares vague link text (“Click here”, “Read more”) vs descriptive links that still make sense in a list of links.

What goes wrong

Many apps and sites use links like “Click here”, “Here”, or “Read more”. Those can look fine in a paragraph… but they break down in common real navigation modes.

The quick test: “links list”

Screen reader users often jump through links or open a list of links. If your page has multiple “Read more” links, the list becomes ambiguous and slow.

Why it matters

Screen readers: link navigation is a primary browsing mode.
Keyboard users: scanning links with Tab is faster when link text is descriptive.
Voice control / switch users: “Click here” can be unclear and harder to target.
Everyone: descriptive links are easier to skim.

A safe pattern (minimal)

Put the topic/destination in the link text.
Avoid “click” language when you can (not everyone clicks).
If you must reuse text like “Read more”, make it specific: “Read more about performance improvements”.

Example rewrite:

Bad:
  Read more

Better:
  Read version 2.1 release notes

Also OK:
  Read more about performance improvements

The goal: link text that still makes sense out of context.