RE: Buttons vs links

Hi,

according to HTML spec, links are for resources and buttons are for =
actions.
There are exceptions:

* in general, use links for going to a new page or downloading a =
document.
* links can also be used within a web page (skip navigation links etc.).

* buttons are used for sending forms (most often to a script).
* Otherwise they should be used for performing actions on the web page =
(e.g.
widgets).

* Actions can, of course, mean calling a new resource in a process. It =
will
not always be clear, whether a button or a link is more appropriate.=20

Jan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Savage, Angela (ITS) <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2020 6:02 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Buttons vs links
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> I was wondering what is the proper usage for a button and a link when
building
> an accessible application or website?
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> I=92m reading multiple articles on this topic and I read an article =
from the
Nielsen
> Norman Group on command links and they state that buttons should not =
be
> used for navigation and that users should click a plain link to move =
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another
> page of information. Multiple articles I have read  on using buttons =
and
links
> when creating an accessible application or page mention this too.
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> Article: Command Links =
<https://www.nngroup.com/articles/command-links/>
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> Thank you in advance,
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> Angela Savage
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> Accessibility Auditor