Links should clearly be identifiable as links to readers. Refrain from implementing colored links that may impede user ability to distinguish links from regular text, or color links for purely aesthetic reasons. See the guides to editing articles for accessibility at contrast and navbox colors. |
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Linking and page manipulation |
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In Wikipedia, the color of a link shows the status of the corresponding target page. The default colors (in the Vector skin) have the meanings shown in the table below. See also Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Accessibility/Colors.