use position css property and set top,right,bottom and left to Zero.. set z-index if needed in my case in i used text-indent because i dont want to show link "text" but if you want to show link "text" , just don't use text-indent
display:block;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
right: 0;
bottom: 0;
text-indent: -99999px;
For me the padding solution wasn't good, as I was using border on the button, and would've been hard to put modify the markup to create an overlay for the touch area.
So what I did, is I just used the :before pseudo tag, and created an overlay, which was perfect in my case, as the click event propagated the same way.
button.my-button:before {
content: '';
position: absolute;
width: 26px;
height: 26px;
top: -6px;
left: -5px;
}
Big thanks to the contributors to the answers here, it pointed me in the right direction.
For the Bootstrap4 users out there, this worked for me. Sets the a link (tap target) to correct size to pass the Lighthouse Site Audit on mobiles.
<span class="small">
<a class="d-inline position-relative p-3 m-n3" style="z-index: 1;" href="/AdvancedSearch" title="Advanced Site Search using extra optional filters">Advanced Site Search</a>
</span>
If you're using HTML 5, i.e. the doctype
<!doctype html>
then you can just use block-level links.
<a href="google.com">
<div class="hello">
..
</div>
</a>
Edit:
@t1m0thy's answer is more elegant than mine, better follow his advices.
Also, nice link proposed by @aldemarcalazans in the comments: https://davidwalsh.name/html5-buttons.
Original answer:
Use <a />
when you need a link (the a of anchor). Use <button />
when you need a button.
That said, if you really need to expand an <a />
, add the CSS attribute display: block;
on it. You'll then be able to specify a width and/or a height (i.e. as if it were a <div />
).
Yes you can if you are using HTML5, this code is valid not otherwise:
<a href="#foo"><div>.......</div></a>
If you are not using HTML5, you can make your link block
:
<a href="#foo" id="link">Click Here</a>
CSS:
#link {
display : block;
width:100px;
height:40px;
}
Notice that you can apply width
, height
only after making your link block level element.