: Most acceptable way to show hyper link file type to the web page user? I want to show the user that a hyperlink links to a PDF file (or Word/PowerPoint etc.). Here are some methods I've
I want to show the user that a hyperlink links to a PDF file (or Word/PowerPoint etc.).
Here are some methods I've considered:
Farming Report (PDF)
Farming Report (PDF, 52K)
Alternatively, I've thought about using icons:
(Examples from these pages:
Making hyperlink icons with CSS,
Showing hyperlink cues with CSS)
What's the accepted, standard and accessible way of doing this? Are there any guidelines available somewhere?
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There is no standard and accepted way of doing this.
Your examples are good ways to accomplish this. An alternative is to show a PDF icon after the link to indicate it links to a PDF document. You'll see many sites doing the same thing with external links. The page you linked to shows good examples of this. This page provides lots of icons you can use.
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