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Link Text Quality Checker

Find "click here", duplicate links, and empty anchors that fail WCAG 2.4.4.

About Link Text Quality Checker

Paste HTML and find inaccessible link text. Detects "click here", "read more", "learn more", duplicate links pointing to different URLs, links with no text, and links that only contain images without alt text. WCAG 2.4.4 / 2.4.9.

How to Use

  1. 1Paste your page's HTML into the input.
  2. 2The tool extracts all <a> tags and analyzes their text content.
  3. 3Issues are grouped: generic text, duplicates, empty links, image-only links.
  4. 4Each issue shows the link, its URL, and a suggested improvement.
  5. 5Export the report as a fix checklist.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is "click here" bad for accessibility?
Screen readers list all links on a page. "Click here" repeated 10 times gives no context about the destination. WCAG 2.4.4 requires each link's purpose to be clear from its text alone or surrounding context.
What are duplicate links?
Multiple links on the same page with different URLs but identical text (e.g. two "Read more" links going to different articles). This confuses keyboard and screen reader users.
What is WCAG 2.4.9?
A stricter level AAA requirement: link purpose must be determinable from the link text alone, without relying on surrounding context.
How should I fix image-only links?
Add descriptive alt text to the image, or add a visually hidden span inside the anchor element: <span class="sr-only">View product details</span>.

Tool Info

Category
compliance
Usage
Unlimited

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