Kilotest: Diagnoses of link names a file instead of a purpose
violation by HTML element 109 on Dr. Catherine Akurut curriculum vitae page
Basics
About the Dr. Catherine Akurut curriculum vitae page
- URL: https://catherineakurut-cv.netlify.app/
- Tested 44 days ago by job
pk7on 2026-06-06 at 23:11
About HTML element 109
- Tag name:
A - Text:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6670261
- Start tag:
<a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6670261" target="_blank"> - XPath:
/html/body/main[1]/section[4]/div[4]/div[2]/a[1] - Bounding box: x = 797, y = 2775, width = 360, height = 15
About the link names a file instead of a purpose
issue
- Why it matters: User may fail to understand what a link points to
- Priority: lowest
- Related WCAG standard: 2.4.4
Diagnoses
Here is how rule engines diagnose the link names a file instead of a purpose
issue for HTML element 109 of the Dr. Catherine Akurut curriculum vitae page.
- <p>This link's text is:<br> <strong>https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6670261</strong></p> <p><a href="https://webaim.org/techniques/hypertext/link_text" title="Opens in new tab" target="_blank">Links should be meaningful and concise</a>. Readers often skim by link titles. This is especially true of screen reader users, who navigate using a list of on-page links.</p> <p>A linked URL breaks this pattern; the reader has to read the preceding paragraph to figure out the link's purpose from context.</p> <ul> <li>Meaningful and concise link: "Tips for writing meaningful links"</li> <li>Linked URL, as pronounced by a screen reader: "H T T P S colon forward-slash forward-slash example dot com forward-slash tips forward-slash meaningful-links"</li> </ul>
Tool: Editoria11y (Princeton University)
Rule:
linkTextIsURL