Mark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 2, 2023

Update: moved this to my new writing site so there’s a new URL.

Every hashtag on every post on every platform should always be pascal case. I wrote this to illustrate how screenreaders read hashtags based on their case.

It’s a small thing that all of us can do to build a more inclusive, accessible internet for all. Please take the time to use pascal case.

https://markwrites.io/hashtag-accessibility-by-everyone-for-everyone

#Accessibility #WebAccessibility #Usability #Readability #Hashtags #SocialNetworking #Blogging #UX

Mark W.rites - Hashtag Accessibility, by Everyone for Everyone

My post about hashtag accessibility on Mastodon (and later LinkedIn) got a lot of attention. There were so many replies from people who didn’t know about the a…

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Show threadDavid WynnFeb 5, 2023
@markwyner
Does snake_case work as well? It seems like as long as letters to be read as letter are capitalized it might work?
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 5, 2023
@FTWynn seem like it, but nope. Snake case is the worst because the underscores are actually pronounced. So “abolish_the_police” is read “abolish underscore the underscore police.”
Show threadDavid Wynn
@markwyner @FTWynn
Ugh, gross... thanks!
Feb 5, 2023 at 1:10amWeb