Ian Anderson wrote:
<http://www.standards-schmandards.com/?2004/11/06/6-the-sound-of-the-accessibl
e-title-tag-separator>
Anyway, for the benefit of others interested in this thread/topic,
the upshot from the above link seems to be that the pipe character
(|) is the best compromise currently available as a screen
reader-friendly element separator.
The vertical bar is the worst thing you can use in a breadcrumb trail
Just realised that the article quoted by Patrick is in fact related to
separators in the document title. In that case, I agree that the
vertical bar is an appropriate separator. For example, quite often it is
desirable to put the site name and the specific document title in the
title element, and the order may be either way round:
Adobe Systems | Buying software online
Here, I don't think directional separators have value, unlike in a
breadcrumb trail. It's also common to omit intermediate levels of the
hierarchy in a page title.
Cheers
Ian
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