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title: "2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only)"
date: "2025-03-19T11:40:36+00:00"
summary: "Understand WCAG 2.4.9 Link Purpose criteria and learn how to implement accessible links for improved user navigation."
image:
type: "page"
url: "/web-governance/249-link-purpose-link-only"
id: "99d314f0-6ce4-4ef1-bbae-e053d30a44df"
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Introduction
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This collection provides information about the related Acquia Web Governance accessibility checks for [WCAG success critieria 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/link-purpose-link-only.html).

Additional resources
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If you cannot find the help article for a specific check that is failing, it is possible that the help article is not documented. For more information, visit [The help article for my check is missing](/web-governance/help-article-my-check-missing "The help article for my check is missing").

### WCAG success criteria[¶](https://docs.acquia.com/acquia-optimize/accessibility/2-4-1-bypass-blocks#section-wcag-success-criteria "Permalink to this heading")

[WCAG 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/link-purpose-link-only.html)