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What color are blue hyperlinks?
This help page is a how-to guide.
| Link style | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|
| blue link | link to a Wikipedia page that currently exists | #0645AD = rgb(6,69,173) |
| dark blue link | link to a Wikipedia page that exists and that you have visited | #0B0080 = rgb(11,0,128) |
| red link | link to a page that does not currently exist within Wikipedia | #BA0000 = rgb(186,0,0) |
Do hyperlinks print blue?
How to print hyperlinks in the Word document. Microsoft Word displays hyperlinks as a blue underlined text, as defined by the Hyperlink style. It shows only the fraction of the URL or anchor text like “click here”, and you need to click Ctrl+K or use the popup menu to open the Link dialog to see the full URL.
How do I make a hyperlink blue again?
So, just right-click on the hyperlink and from the context menu select “Edit Hyperlink”. It brings up the edit dialog box. Click on “OK”. The hyperlink is returned to it’s original blue state.
Is it OK to use blue underlined hyperlinks?
When printed, the blue becomes grey, the underlining impedes readability, and obviously the links are of no use anyway. Presenting the links as plain text makes for easier and cleaner reading. The manual itself, intended to be read in print, illustrates this guidance.
Why do hyperlinks need to be different colors?
It’s also vital that your links are differentiated from normal text. Differentiation is usually accomplished by color, weight, or an underline. Different colors for different link states increases usability. Whether links should be blue or not is an old discussion.
Is it good to make your links blue?
However, it still makes sense to make your links blue in a more broadly defined sense. Over 80% of the sites I surveyed use some shade of blue for link. So while it’s not exactly a standard users can rely on, I believe they will tend to assume bluish is more linkish than other colors.
What’s the best way to write a hyperlink?
One of the things that need to remain conventional is our hyperlinks. According to a study in link readability, the regular Web user sees blue-and-underlined text as links. Blue and underlined is a good standard to stick to, for no other reason than it’s what we Internet users have been acclimatized ourselves to.