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title Managing accessibility settings
shortTitle Manage accessibility settings
intro {% data variables.product.github %}'s user interface can adapt to your vision, hearing, motor, cognitive, or learning needs.
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Configure account settings

[!NOTE] This article will help you customize your experience on the {% data variables.product.github %} website as a whole. For information on using specific {% data variables.product.github %} products with screen readers and other assistive technologies, see the {% data variables.product.github %} Accessibility Documentation.

Managing the appearance of links

You can control whether links in text blocks are underlined and therefore more distinguishable.

{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %} {% data reusables.user-settings.accessibility_settings %}

  1. Under "Content", manage settings for link appearance.

    • To enable underlines on links in text blocks, under "Link underlines", select Show link underlines.
    • To disable underlines on links in text blocks, under "Link underlines", select Hide link underlines.
    • To disable hovercards for previewing link content, deselect Hovercards.

Managing keyboard shortcuts

By default, all keyboard shortcuts are enabled. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %} {% data reusables.user-settings.accessibility_settings %}

  1. Under "Keyboard shortcuts", manage settings for your keyboard shortcuts.

    • To disable shortcut keys that don't use modifiers keys like Control or Command, under "General", deselect Character keys.
      • If you disable character keys, you may still be able to trigger shortcuts for your web browser, and you can still trigger shortcuts that use a modifier key. {%- ifversion command-palette %}
    • To customize the keyboard shortcuts for triggering the command palette, under "Command palette", use the drop-down menus to choose a keyboard shortcut. For more information, see AUTOTITLE. {%- endif %}

Managing motion

You can control how {% data variables.product.github %} displays animated .gif images.

By default, {% data variables.product.github %} syncs with your system-level preference for reduced motion. For more information, see the documentation or settings for your operating system.

{% data reusables.user-settings.access_settings %} {% data reusables.user-settings.accessibility_settings %}

  1. Under "Motion", manage settings for motion.

    • To control how {% data variables.product.github %} displays animated images, under "Autoplay animated images", select Sync with system, Enabled, or Disabled.

Managing appearance settings for better contrast

You can customize contrast levels to improve visibility and meet accessibility needs.

  1. If you're not signed in, click {% octicon "sliders" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="sliders" %} on the right in the top navigation bar to access the contrast settings.
  2. If you're signed in, click {% octicon "paintbrush" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="paintbrush" %} Appearance in the left sidebar of your user settings.
  3. Under "Contrast", toggle the "Increase contrast" switch.

Next steps

For reference information, see AUTOTITLE.