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Expand Up @@ -363,12 +363,6 @@ recommendable usability and accessibility guidelines:
- Protocol scheme "javascript:" will be reported as an error by link validators and
link checkers.

**Further reading:**

- [Top Ten Web-Design Mistakes of 2002](https://www.useit.com/alertbox/20021223.html), 6. JavaScript in Links, Jakob Nielsen, December 2002
- [Links & JavaScript Living Together in Harmony](https://evolt.org/article/Links_and_JavaScript_Living_Together_in_Harmony/17/20938/), Jeff Howden, February 2002
- [comp.lang.javascript newsgroup discussion FAQ on "javascript:" links](https://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24)

#### Never use `<a href="#" onclick="window.open(...);">`

Such pseudo-link also breaks accessibility of links. **Always use a real URL for
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