# Link Text Checker

> Find vague link wording — "click here", "read more", bare URLs and duplicated labels.

Screen reader users frequently pull up a list of every link on a page with no surrounding text, so "click here" and "read more" become meaningless. This checker flags vague wording, empty links, bare URLs read out character by character, identical text pointing to different places, and new tabs opened without warning.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/link-text-checker
**Category:** Accessibility (https://convertto.tech/c/accessibility-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **WCAG criteria:** 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context), 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only)
- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Enter or paste your html.
2. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### Why is "click here" a problem?

Because screen reader users often navigate by pulling up a list of every link on the page, stripped of surrounding text. A page of "click here" links is a list of identical, meaningless entries.

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