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A link name allows screen readers to voice what the links does. If there is no link text / `alt` text, or the text / image is hidden by CSS, screen readers have nothing to read, so read out the URL instead. To add a name do one of the following:

• Add text between the a element start and end tags
• Add an aria-label attribute
• Add an aria-labelledby attribute
• Add an img alt attribute if the link contains an img element

Impact on users:

• JAWS Reading: Treats tables without th and role as layout tables if the table contains cells above or below certain pixel sizes. This measurement is affected by browser window size, browser font size, and the browser used.
• NVDA Reading: Applies a layout table heuristic to tables without th and role which varies depending on the browser used and on the window size in some circumstances.
• VoiceOver Reading: Uses a sophisticated heuristic on tables without th and role, which is similar (but not identical) to the heuristic used by NVDA with Firefox.

Some users find it hard to read light gray text on a white background, dark gray text on a black background and white text on a red background.

Note: The default link color in IE11 has poor contrast on a white background. Fix by specifying a:link and a:visited colors in CSS.

• The contrast ratio should be 4.5 or more for 18 point text, or larger
• The contrast ratio should be 4.5 or more for 14 point bold text, or larger
• The contrast ratio should be 7.0 or more for all other text