{
  "id": "F84",
  "rulePrefix": "F84",
  "variant": null,
  "ruleType": "w3c-failure",
  "scanScope": "specimen",
  "synthetic": false,
  "status": "current",
  "title": "Failure of Success Criterion 2.4.9 due to using a non-specific link such as \"click here\" or \"more\" without a mechanism to change the link text to specific text.",
  "summary": "using a non-specific link such as \"click here\" or \"more\" without a mechanism to change the link text to specific text.",
  "whyItFails": "This page reproduces the F84 failure pattern so auditors can verify detection against 2.4.9.",
  "principles": [
    "operable"
  ],
  "guidelines": [
    "2.4"
  ],
  "successCriteria": [
    {
      "id": "2.4.9",
      "name": "Link Purpose (Link Only)",
      "level": "AAA",
      "slug": "link-purpose-link-only"
    }
  ],
  "versions": [
    "2.0",
    "2.1",
    "2.2"
  ],
  "automatable": "yes",
  "requires": [
    "html"
  ],
  "isolated": true,
  "pairWith": [],
  "w3c": {
    "understanding": [
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/link-purpose-link-only"
    ],
    "quickref": [
      "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/#link-purpose-link-only"
    ],
    "technique": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Techniques/failures/F84"
  },
  "specimen": {
    "html": "<p>Product documentation is available online. <a href=\"https://example.com/docs\">click here</a>.</p>",
    "css": "",
    "js": "",
    "assets": []
  },
  "expectedFindings": [
    {
      "sc": "2.4.9",
      "outcome": "fail",
      "note": "Specimen demonstrates failure of 2.4.9."
    }
  ],
  "mustNotFlag": [],
  "manualCheck": "Confirm the specimen demonstrates the documented F84 failure in isolation.",
  "generated": {
    "url": "https://wcagfail.patternd.io/specimens/F84/",
    "lastmod": "2026-10-08"
  }
}