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Skip Link

A hidden element that appears when keyboard navigation is used on a page to skip repeated content.

Rendered Component

Header to skip
the main content

Markup

HTML

<a class="skip_link" href="#main-content">Skip To Content</a>

Styling

CSS

.skip_link {
  font-family: CircularStd, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 50%;
  z-index: 100;
  background: #ededed;
  color: #000;
  display: block;
  padding: 10px 20px;
  text-align: center;
  transform: translate(-50%, -200%);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.skip_link:focus {
  transform: translate(-50%, 25px);
}
@media screen and (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .skip_link {
    transition: transform 0.35s;
  }
}

Example from the Brown React Component Library

Brown React Component Library Code