Post #3626257
2026-07-06 01:08 UTC
From the Accessibility section of Safari Technology Preview Release 247 notes:
> Fixed an element with a click handler but no href not being exposed as a link.
Apparently, this is what Chrome and Firefox already do but I don't like it; anchors without an href aren't links and there's no telling whether the click handler goes somewhere or does something else.
I guess screen reader users can say if they prefer the odds of them behaving link-like over technical correctness.
#a11y
https://webkit.org/blog/18133/release-notes-for-safari-technology-preview-247/
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@zersiax@cupoftea.social 2026-07-06 01:14
@cwilcox808@c.im I'd say the fact people abuse tags to the degree that they do kinda necessitates this change. href-less links may very well not be tabable, may not show up in screenreader link lists, etc. if no href is detected and it can cause all sorts of other weirdness. A proficient computer user can usually course correct to compensate but this wreaks absolute havoc on people who aren't all that proficient