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Asked: 2026-05-28T23:30:06+00:00

Question: I want to create a hyperlink with both text and a leading or

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I want to create a hyperlink with both text and a leading or trailing icon. This can be accomplished in at least two ways:

  • With CSS setting a background-image property
  • By creating a ASP.NET Html helper that generates an anchor tag followed by an image tag.

Are there more?

I’m guessing this is a problem that has been solved a million times, and there might be a best practice. I see negative and positive sides of both approaches, and I’d like some input from you guys.

Metaquestion:

Both here and on programmes.stackexchange I get the warning “your question appears subjective and is likely to be closed”. Where do one ask subjective questions nowadays?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Is the icon content? i.e. does it add (not duplicate) meaning to the document?

    If so, it is content and should be an <img> element with a suitable alt attribute.

    If it decorative? Then CSS is probably more appropriate.

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