Re:Why isn't the external link symbol in Unicode? (2018)
by Izkata on Thursday April 30, 2020 @06:49PM
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This symbol is for marking external links, distinct from internal links.
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Re:Why isn't the external link symbol in Unicode? (2018)
by mwcampbell on Thursday April 30, 2020 @07:24PM
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Right. And I've come across websites where the alt text for their external-link image is something fairly verbose like "external link opens in new window". Now, imagine if instead, we had a standard symbol, and screen readers could map it to short sound effect that users would come to recognize.