Links should stand on their own without the context of the surrounding text. The reader should be able to understand what will happen when they click a link by only reading the link text itself.

Examples

  1. Bad: Click here (a) to read more.

    Good: Read more (a).

  2. Bad: Download (a) the source code to try it yourself!

    Good: Download the source code (a) to try it yourself!

Bibliography