Hyperlink

Contrast of hyperlinks for seniors: Use large text that contrasts well with the background for navigational elements. Consider a link’s color contrast both before and after it is visited.

Colorize hyperlinks for seniors: When websites violate the guideline to use different colors to clearly distinguish between visited and unvisited links, seniors easily lose track of where they have been. We’ve certainly seen the same problem among all age groups: It's confusing when websites change the standard link colors, and it's particularly confusing when the same color is used for all links, whether or not you have visited the destination page. However, seniors have a harder time remembering which parts of a website they have visited before, so they are more likely to waste time repeatedly returning to the same place.

Hyperlinks and headings style for seniors: Differentiate between text used for linking and text used for headings. Throughout the site, present headings and links consistently. For links, use blue, bold, underlined text.

The size and location of hyperlinks for seniors: For hypertext links, large text is especially important for two main reasons:

Hyperlinks area for seniors: When graphical elements appear close to a text link, make those elements part of the working link. Leave space between links. Make the area immediately surrounding a link or button (within about 5 pixels) part of the link.