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+# Error - Empty link
+- WAVE Category: Error
+- WAVE Error: Empty link
+
+## Page Content Status
+- [X] WAVE Error guidance text
+- [ ] Example of a DOM Snippet Generated From WAVE Tool
+- Project Team Error guidance
+    - [ ] Project Team Page Details
+    - [ ] Project Team Issue and PR details
+    - [ ] Project Team Solution
+- [ ] Credits/Authors
+
+## WAVE Guidance
+
+WAVE Tool's Reference material on Empty link may not specifically address your problem.  We provide it here for optional reading.
+
+??? Info "Click to see WAVE Tool Reference"
+
+    This content added 2026-04-07. Check for updated guidance at: <a href="https://wave.webaim.org/api/docs?format=html#link_empty" target="_blank">https://wave.webaim.org/api/docs?format=html#link_empty</a>
+
+    > ### WAVE Category
+    > Errors
+    > ### WAVE Error
+    > Empty link
+    > ### What It Means
+    > A link contains no text.
+    > ### Why It Matters
+    > If a link contains no text, the function or purpose of the link will not be presented to the user. This can introduce confusion for keyboard and screen reader users.
+    > ### What To Do
+    > Remove the empty link or provide text within the link that describes the functionality and/or target of that link.
+    > ### The Algorithm... in English
+    > An anchor element has an href attribute, but contains no text (or only spaces) and no images with alternative text.
+    > ### Standards and Guidelines
+    > - [2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)](https://webaim.org/standards/wcag/checklist#sc2.4.4)
+
+## Example of a DOM Snippet Generated From WAVE Tool
+
+> ```html
+> [HTML snippet showing the problematic code structure that WAVE detected]
+> ```
+
+
+## Project Team Error guidance
+
+The following material covers how the Project Team has provided a solution to the Empty link WAVE Error.
+
+### Project Page Details
+- Project Page name: [INSERT PAGE NAME or "ALL"]
+- Project Dev URL: [INSERT URL or "N/A"]
+- Requires sign in: [TRUE OR FALSE]
+    - Required User Role: [INSERT ONE OF: Visitor, Logged in user, Admin, Security Admin]
+    - Can access page directly from URL: [TRUE OR FALSE]
+    - Accepts URL parameters: [TRUE OR FALSE]
+
+### Project Team Issue and PR details
+- Related GitHub Issue(s):
+    - [INSERT ISSUE URL]
+- Related Pull Request(s):
+    - [INSERT PR URL]
+- React Component(s)
+    - [INSERT PATH: e.g. path/to/Component.jsx]
+
+### Project Team Solution
+
+#### What is the specific problem that was occurring?
+<!-- Author Instructions: Add a detailed explanation of the specific accessibility problem, including context about when/where it occurs, what elements are involved, and why it's problematic for assistive technology users -->
+[INSERT CONTENT]
+
+#### What is the proposed solution to this problem?
+<!-- Author Instructions: Add a few sentences describing the fix. "Why the Fix Works" comes later (see below). If there are lots of instructions required to explain the solution, include them in Developer Resources below -->
+[INSERT CONTENT]
+
+#### Step-By-Step Guide
+<!-- Author Instructions: Replace details dropdown with N/A if this does not apply -->
+
+??? Info "Click to see step-by-step guide"
+
+    [ADD DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS HERE]
+
+#### Other Technical Details
+<!-- Author Instructions: Write N/A if this does not apply -->
+
+??? Info "Click to see other technical details"
+
+    [INSERT OTHER DETAILS e.g. Prop References, Return Value ]
+
+#### Code Snippet With Solution
+??? Info "Click to see code snippets"
+
+    [INSERT PATH file/path/to/Snippet.jsx]
+
+    ```jsx
+    [Code example showing the fix/solution]
+    ```
+
+#### Why the Fix Works
+<!-- Author Instruction: Add an explanation of how the code changes resolve the accessibility issue and why this approach was chosen -->
+[INSERT CONTENT]
+
+#### Where this solution is applicable 
+<!-- Author Instruction: Add a bullet point list of scenarios that might trigger this error and would be fixed by applying the provided solution, e.g. particular groupings of html elements, user interactivity, code-specific edge cases -->
+- [INSERT SCENARIO 1]
+- [INSERT SCENARIO 2]
+- [INSERT SCENARIO N]
+
+#### Screenshots of WAVE Error
+
+<!-- Author Instructions: when including markdown images, ensure they are responsive by specifying EITHER width OR height. Do not provide both. -->
+
+??? Info "1. Descriptive Title for Screenshot Set 1"
+
+    Description/text for image
+
+    [INSERT IMAGE HERE]
+
+## Credits/Authors
+<!-- Author Instructions: Add bullet points with GitHub handles of all HfLA members who contributed to this wiki page and/or contributed to Pull Requests that provided solutions for this page -->
+- @Rabia2219
+- [INCLUDE Contributor 2]
+- [INCLUDE Contributor N]