Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) | 1602 | — | 0 | 4678 | 4528 96.8% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 | 1219 | — | 0 | 2262 | 2249 99.4% |
| W3C | 984 | — | 0 | 11117 | 10641 95.7% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines | 675 | — | 0 | 1388 | 1354 97.6% |
| WCAG 2.1 | 665 | — | 0 | 1501 | 1467 97.7% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 | 598 | — | 0 | 1077 | 1076 99.9% |
| Level AA conformance, W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 | 589 | — | 0 | 2664 | 2664 100% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 - 2.1 A, AA | 492 | — | 0 | 503 | 503 100% |
| WCAG | 470 | — | 0 | 6072 | 6014 99% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 | 454 | — | 0 | 1400 | 1365 97.5% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 | 413 | — | 0 | 471 | 460 97.7% |
| W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool | 398 | — | 0 | 429 | 399 93% |
| World Wide Web Consortium | 306 | — | 0 | 773 | 749 96.9% |
| 286 | — | 0 | 13027 | 12923 99.2% | |
| World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) | 192 | — | 0 | 295 | 277 93.9% |
| WAI del W3C | 189 | — | 0 | 201 | 201 100% |
| WCAG 2.1 - level AA | 188 | — | 0 | 200 | 200 100% |
| CERN-3.0 | 181 | — | 0 | 546 | 546 100% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 | 181 | — | 0 | 210 | 187 89% |
| WCAG 2.2 level AA guidelines | 177 | — | 0 | 194 | 194 100% |
| Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | 158 | — | 0 | 190 | 188 98.9% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 | 152 | — | 0 | 572 | 563 98.4% |
| WCAG 2.0 | 148 | — | 0 | 992 | 697 70.3% |
| W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | 137 | — | 0 | 151 | 150 99.3% |
| http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml | 135 | — | 0 | 401 | 219 54.6% |
| CSS | 134 | — | 0 | 279 | 268 96.1% |
| Level Double-A conformance, W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 | 131 | — | 0 | 1200 | 1200 100% |
| http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance | 128 | — | 0 | 349 | 192 55% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 | 119 | — | 0 | 1582 | 1580 99.9% |
| Level AA conformance, W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 | 119 | — | 0 | 502 | 502 100% |
| Web Accessibility Initiative | 112 | — | 0 | 178 | 173 97.2% |
| https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/ | 111 | — | 0 | 750 | 744 99.2% |
| WCAG 2.2 | 111 | — | 0 | 166 | 154 92.8% |
| Change background and text colors | 109 | — | 0 | 137 | 137 100% |
| here | 107 | — | 0 | 221 | 197 89.1% |
| pipelined connections are faster | 107 | — | 0 | 273 | 273 100% |
| XML | 106 | — | 0 | 156 | 149 95.5% |
| Section 13 of RFC2616 | 104 | — | 0 | 291 | 291 100% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 | 98 | — | 0 | 1031 | 1029 99.8% |
| HTTP specification | 98 | — | 0 | 256 | 256 100% |
| RDF | 96 | — | 0 | 216 | 209 96.8% |
| HTML5 | 93 | — | 0 | 1371 | 1356 98.9% |
| https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/ | 87 | — | 0 | 203 | 194 95.6% |
| Tim Berners-Lee | 85 | — | 0 | 115 | 110 95.7% |
| SVG | 83 | — | 0 | 1544 | 1536 99.5% |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) | 81 | — | 0 | 82 | 56 68.3% |
| http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema | 79 | — | 0 | 189 | 118 62.4% |
| HTML | 78 | — | 0 | 273 | 261 95.6% |
| W3C Web Accessibility Initiative | 78 | — | 0 | 105 | 96 91.4% |
| Level Double-A conformance, W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 | 77 | — | 0 | 8395 | 8344 99.4% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to w3.org?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to w3.org, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe w3.org.
What is anchor text?
Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. Search engines use anchor text as a signal to understand what the linked page is about. For example, if many sites link to a page using the anchor text "best running shoes," search engines infer that the page is relevant to that topic. Anchor text appears in several forms: exact-match (contains target keywords), branded (uses the company or domain name), generic (like "click here"), and naked URLs.
Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
Anchor text analysis helps identify potential SEO risks and opportunities. A natural backlink profile has diverse anchor texts including branded terms, generic phrases, and topic-relevant keywords. Over-optimization, where too many backlinks use the same exact-match keyword anchor, can trigger search engine penalties. Conversely, understanding which anchors drive the most authority (measured by referring domain count and DR) helps prioritize link building efforts.
How many unique anchor texts does w3.org have?
The anchor text report for w3.org displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.