October 23, 2003 · Dan Cederholm

SimpleQuiz › Part IX › Smart Linking

To mix it up a bit, I thought I'd offer this quiz question from Egor Kloos. It sort of borders on the topic of usability -- finding the best way to hyperlink something in context. What method will make the best impact? What we link, and where, is a simple way of improving a site's readability. But what do you think?

Q: When linking to something that appears more than once within a sentence, where is the best place create that link?

  1. <a href="#">The W3C's section on HTML has been used by many designers as a reference to build better sites.</a>
  2. The <a href="#">W3C's section on HTML</a> has been used by many designers as a reference to build better sites.
  3. The W3C's section on HTML has been used by many designers as a reference to build better sites. <a href="#">Click here</a>.
  4. The W3C's section on HTML has been used by many designers as <a href="#">a reference to build better sites</a>.

See previous quiz questions and wrap-ups in the archive.