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> All texts in the examples are hyperlinks, but none are underlined and that is confusing in the first place. One reason is that underlines are quite distracti
by jeswin 6y ago
> All texts in the examples are hyperlinks, but none are underlined and that is confusing in the first place.
One reason is that underlines are quite distracting when you have so many of them. Even Wikipedia avoids underlines for better readability.
- layer8 6y agoColor or other styling can replace underlining. But it should always be made visually unambiguous what is a hyperlink/button and what isn’t.
- jeswin 6y agoThat's true for some sites, and that's what Wikipedia does. But in apps, I don't mind if some discoverabilty (such as for non-essential links) is sacrificed - people will eventually learn if the app matters to them. Take the case of HN. The "15 minutes ago" and the username are both clickable for a topic. But not underlining or differentiating them makes the text more readable. Most of these things are opinions of course.