The difference between a link and underscored text is subtle. In my case unless I stop and stare at underscored text they appear the same to me. I wonder whether anybody else is having difficulty with this and the relatively recent use of generally subdued contrast on web pages.

This is not a link!

This is a link.

At my normal viewing distance these look the same to me.

Would it be possible to change the hue of text in links so that there is a greater contrast between links and normal text?

 

I am used to hovering the mouse over underlined text to discover if it is a link. Then, if it is a link, the mouse pointer changes and the text becomes red.

 

Hello,

I know that hovering the mouse over a link will render it orange.
This however will not work on a phone or tablet, where no mouse is available.
On my tablet the colors of the link and not link even look closer to eachother than on my PC.

Bertus

 

I agree it could be better.

 

Hello,

I know that hovering the mouse over a link will render it orange.
This however will not work on a phone or tablet, where no mouse is available.
On my tablet the colors of the link and not link even look closer to eachother than on my PC.

Bertus

On an iPhone it doesn't change color, but a new window opens with link options. If it isn't a link, some obvious non-link options are shown.

 

The difference between a link and underscored text is subtle. In my case unless I stop and stare at underscored text they appear the same to me. I wonder whether anybody else is having difficulty with this...

Yes.

Viewing with Chrome on my MacBook I can see a slight difference, but it's not easy to spot. Any increase in contrast, color or font would be a welcome improvement.

FWIW, whenever I post a link, such as to a data sheet, I boldface the text first before hitting the 'link' button to make it more visible. I don't know what others see, but for me it makes a big difference.

 

The difference between a link and underscored text is subtle. In my case unless I stop and stare at underscored text they appear the same to me. I wonder whether anybody else is having difficulty with this and the relatively recent use of generally subdued contrast on web pages.

This is not a link!

This is a link.

At my normal viewing distance these look the same to me.

Would it be possible to change the hue of text in links so that there is a greater contrast between links and normal text?

Are you color blind (or is your system ignoring colors)? The link above is light blue, the non-link above is black.

 

Hello,

@SLK001 , You are using the old blue style.
In there the links are a kind of light blue.



In the orange style they are dark grey as the normal text is black.



Bertus

 

I also Bold my links.
You can also change the color of the link font if you like.
But it would be nice if the normal link font were automatically bolded and/or made a more contrasting color.

 

I agree that the default font for a link should look noticeably different than the common emphasis font options (bold/underlined/italics). Of course someone could always go out of their way to make non-link text look the same as a link (and vice-versa), but it shouldn't be easy to do it casually in the course of normal editing.

It's strange that there is this trend in reducing the contrast in webpages while, at the same time, greater emphasis on making webpages more accessible to people with various disabilities. These seem contradictory.