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Grammar / Web Design question - Seacrest - 08-12-2009

Does one put punctuation inside link tags or outside?

Ex:

Go to the Apple website!

Go to the Apple website!



Re: Grammar / Web Design question - deckeda - 08-12-2009

Can't vote w/o clarification first. Does innie or outtie refer to how far the link extends, or to where the punctuation lies in relation to the link?

But I vote for just linking text, not punctuation. Why? Easier to read, and intuitively the linked word makes sense to me to not include the punctuation.


Re: Grammar / Web Design question - MysteryGuest - 08-13-2009

I go back and forth, but really, I just hate the look of that stray punctuation in another color, logic be damn'd.


Re: Grammar / Web Design question - bik - 08-13-2009

Punctuation outside.

I prefer it like:
Go to the Apple web site!


Re: Grammar / Web Design question - Dick Moore - 08-13-2009

I need a "don't care" option.


Re: Grammar / Web Design question - JoeM - 08-13-2009

For me, if link is word or words within a sentence, it's an innie:
Go to the Apple website!

If the whole sentence is the link, outtie:
Go to the Apple website!


Re: Grammar / Web Design question - testcase - 08-13-2009

... My "outie" in her "innie" ... Wink


Re: Grammar / Web Design question - trisho. - 08-13-2009

JoeM has it right. Or at least that's the style I use. I'm there is an official web style guide for copywriters you could consult.


Re: Grammar / Web Design question - karsen - 08-13-2009

What JoeM said.