Fix Underline for Emphasis
Why do we need to remove underline for emphasis?
- Underline should be reserved only for links in HTML pages
- All users can be confused by underlined text that isn’t a link
- Improve the quality of our book
Video Demonstration
Watch Fix Underlined Text on Screencast-o-matic (3 mins)
Video source: “Fix underlined text” by Jen Booth is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0, except where otherwise noted.
Resources
- Links and Hypertext – WebAIM: Read more about best practices for using underline and links in HTML
- Using WAVE Accessibility Checker tutorial
- WAVE Browser Plugin – download & install
Attributions & References
Except where otherwise noted, “Fix Underline for Emphasis” by Jen Booth is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
