# Link

> An inline sentence link. Underline and color come from link tokens; href is filtered by the URL policy. One token contract, every theme. Catalog id link.

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Last Updated: 2026-11-13

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[Components](https://texuli.com/component-pages/) Link

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`link`

An inline sentence link. Underline and color come from link tokens; href is filtered by the URL policy.

**One token contract, every theme.** Display components take color, radius, density and state styling from the --tx-* token contract — the same variables the theme strip below overrides — so a theme swap re-colors them without per-component fixes.

## Live examples

### Inline sentence link

### Inline sentence link

Loading demo…

### External link

### External link

## In your theme

This page renders in the site theme, `enterprise-neutral`. Every one of the **210** library themes re-colors every component through the `--tx-*` contract. The three below carry real token values from the library, rendered at build — no island, no extra requests.

- Violetlight mode · AA contrast`background`
- `surface`
- `primary`
- `accent`
- `border`

[Open Theme Studio](https://texuli.com/theme-studio/)
- Monochromelight mode · AA contrast`background`
- `surface`
- `primary`
- `accent`
- `border`

[Open Theme Studio](https://texuli.com/theme-studio/)
- Accessible Dark Contrastdark mode · AAA contrast`background`
- `surface`
- `primary`
- `accent`
- `border`

[Open Theme Studio](https://texuli.com/theme-studio/)

## Props

Public props for Link

| Name | Kind | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `href` | `string` | yes | — | Destination (URL policy) |
| `hrefTrust` | `enum` (developer, untrusted) | no | `"developer"` | — |
| `external` | `boolean` | no | `false` | Adds rel=noopener noreferrer (also added for http(s) and target=_blank) |
| `target` | `string` | no | — | Link target; _blank always adds noopener noreferrer |
| `rel` | `string` | no | — | Extra rel tokens; noopener/noreferrer are merged when needed |
| `label` | `string` | no | — | Plain-text label, escaped |
| `class` | `string` | no | — | — |
| `children` | `slot` | no | — | Rich link text; replaced by a non-empty label |

## Keyboard

Keyboard behavior for Link

| Key | Action |
| --- | --- |
| `s` | http(s) destinations, external, and target=_blank add rel=noopener noreferrer |
| `A, a` | A refused href renders as text, never a dead link |

## Accessibility

- Renders one real link that wraps in the line
- http(s) destinations, external, and target=_blank add rel=noopener noreferrer
- A refused href renders as text, never a dead link

## Evidence for link

Latest committed gates for `link` (as of 2026-10-23). Static snapshot — not live CI.

### Behavior

n/a no behavior scenario

No dedicated behavior scenario for this catalog id (a styled or display surface, covered by its unit and axe tests).

### Size (gzip)

`texuli/link · budget 12.0 KiB`

Budget from texuli.budgets.json; re-measure with `pnpm size --filter <entry>`.

### Axe

documented

- `tests/e2e/site-component-pages.spec.ts`
- `docs/quality (a11y-*)`

Site component pages axe gate; package-level a11y docs under docs/quality when present.

### Browsers

- `chromium`
- `webkit`
- `mobile`

Playwright projects: Desktop Chrome, Desktop Safari, Pixel 7. Firefox is a known gap on this host.

## When to use

### Use when

- A word or phrase inside a sentence that navigates

### Don’t use when

Prefer another component

- A button-shaped control (use button with href)
- A whole card (use card with href)

## Related

- [`button`](https://texuli.com/component-pages/button/)
- [`prose`](https://texuli.com/component-pages/prose/)
- [`text`](https://texuli.com/component-pages/text/)

## For agents

The live preview, prop editor and copyable code run in the browser. The component manifest holds the same props, events, examples and guidance as data. The live parts run in the browser and are not in this Markdown; the operations below do the same work through the read-only MCP server at https://texuli.com/mcp (no sign-in; see https://texuli.com/auth.md).

MCP operations ([reference](https://github.com/DailybotHQ/texuli/blob/main/packages/tools/docs/ops.md#operations)):

- `component.get`: Read a component manifest with `{"id":"link"}`.
- `example.search`: Find component examples.
- `catalog.search`: Search the component catalog.

Docs:

- [link component doc (Markdown)](https://texuli.com/llms/components/link.md)
- [Component docs for agents (llms.txt)](https://texuli.com/llms/llms.txt)
- [Catalog manifest snapshot (JSON)](https://texuli.com/catalog/catalog.json)
- [texuli README](https://github.com/DailybotHQ/texuli/blob/main/packages/texuli/README.md)
- [@texuli/catalog README](https://github.com/DailybotHQ/texuli/blob/main/packages/catalog/README.md)