Web Development Tip: Disable Pointer Events on Link Images ⇥ lapcatsoftware.com

Good tip from Jeff Johnson:

My business website has a number of “Download on the App Store” links for my App Store apps. Here’s an example of what that looks like:

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The problem is that Live Text, “Select text in images to copy or take action,” is enabled by default on iOS devices (Settings → General → Language & Region), which can interfere with the contextual menu in Safari. Pressing down on the above link may select the text inside the image instead of selecting the link URL.

I love the Live Text feature, but it often conflicts with graphics like these. There is a good, simple, two-line CSS trick for web developers that should cover most situations. Also, if you rock a user stylesheet — and I think you should — it seems to work fine as a universal solution. Any issues I have found have been minor and not worth noting. I say give it a shot.