Overview

Overview

Direction links are accompanied by arrows to help users move quickly to other parts of the page or through a process.

Use direction links to indicate a physical direction, such as:

  • linking 'up' or 'down' within the page
  • going 'back' to a parent page
  • showing the 'next' or 'previous' pages.

Example

Vanilla example
Palette
<a href="#" class="qld__direction-link qld__direction-link--up">Up</a> <a href="#" class="qld__direction-link qld__direction-link--down">Down</a> <a href="#" class="qld__direction-link qld__direction-link--left">Left</a> <a href="#" class="qld__direction-link qld__direction-link--right">Right</a>

Usage guidelines

Directional cues such as these components give a visual hint on specific interaction or content to let the user see it faster and easier.

When to use

  • Link within a page - for example, Back to top
  • Use to guide users back to a parent page
  • Use to show pages that are part of sequential task, ie next or previous step

When not to use

  • Use a link in place of a button
  • Use in place of a CTA link