Accessibility

link-text

Forbid empty anchors and generic "click here" link text.

Flags anchor tags with no visible text and the generic phrases ("click here", "read more", "learn more") that strip a link of its semantic purpose. Screen-reader users navigate by listing links — generic text removes the link's entire signal.

Behavior

• Fixable: No.
• Suggestions: No.
• Maps to: WCAG 2.4.4 (Link Purpose, In Context).

Examples

Bad:

<a href="/pricing">click here</a>

Good:

<a href="/pricing">View pricing plans</a>

Related rules

• prefer-semantic-htmlPrefer semantic HTML over <div onClick> and redundant ARIA roles.
• heading-hierarchyEnforce sequential heading levels and at most one <h1> per file.
• image-alt-textRequire meaningful alt text on every <img> element.

Use it

Enable link-text in your eslint.config.js:

import deslint from '@deslint/eslint-plugin';

export default [
  {
    plugins: { deslint },
    rules: {
      'deslint/link-text': 'error',
    },
  },
];

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