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The anchor is used to navigate the user to another page. It should not be used to perform
actions on the page. If you need a minimal button, use
<button class="flat"/> instead.
When using the anchor, make sure to communicate what is being linked to (S.C 2.4.4). Don't use labels like "Click here" as they increase cognitive load to decipher the target. For visual users, it makes it harder to skim through text to find a specific link and for screen reader users, navigating by links will be more challenging as the link text gets read out of context.
When possible, use unique link names. Dragon (speech recognition) users will be able to click links more easily if they don't have to specify which of the duplicated links they meant.
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In general, it is better to avoid using target="_blank" on links to open them in a
new tab as it changes default expected behavior. Users will choose to open links in a new tab or
window if they want to.