Stretched link

Make any HTML element or OUDS Web component clickable by “stretching” a nested link via CSS.

Add .stretched-link to a link to make its containing block clickable via a ::after pseudo element. In most cases, this means that an element with position: relative; that contains a link with the .stretched-link class is clickable. Please note given how CSS position works, .stretched-link cannot be mixed with most table elements.

Multiple links and tap targets are not recommended with stretched links.

Most custom components do not have position: relative by default, so we need to add the .position-relative here to prevent the link from stretching outside the parent element.

Custom component with stretched link

This is some placeholder content for the custom component. It is intended to mimic what some real-world content would look like, and we're using it here to give the component a bit of body and size.

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<div class="d-flex position-relative">
  <svg class="bd-placeholder-img flex-shrink-0 me-tall" width="144" height="144" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-label="Generic placeholder image" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice"><title>Generic placeholder image</title><rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="var(--bs-color-bg-secondary)"/>
    </svg>
  <div>
    <h5 class="mt-none">Custom component with stretched link</h5>
    <p>This is some placeholder content for the custom component. It is intended to mimic what some real-world content would look like, and we're using it here to give the component a bit of body and size.</p>
    <a href="#" class="stretched-link">Go somewhere</a>
  </div>
</div>

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Columns with stretched link

Another instance of placeholder content for this other custom component. It is intended to mimic what some real-world content would look like, and we're using it here to give the component a bit of body and size.

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<div class="row g-none bg-secondary position-relative">
  <div class="col-md-6 mb-md-none p-md-tallest">
    <svg class="bd-placeholder-img w-100" width="100%" height="200" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-label="Generic placeholder image" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid slice"><title>Generic placeholder image</title><rect width="100%" height="100%" fill="var(--bs-color-bg-secondary)"/>
      </svg>
  </div>
  <div class="col-md-6 p-tallest ps-md-none">
    <h5 class="mt-none">Columns with stretched link</h5>
    <p>Another instance of placeholder content for this other custom component. It is intended to mimic what some real-world content would look like, and we're using it here to give the component a bit of body and size.</p>
    <a href="#" class="stretched-link">Go somewhere</a>
  </div>
</div>

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Identifying the containing block

If the stretched link doesn’t seem to work, the containing block will probably be the cause. The following CSS properties will make an element the containing block:

A position value other than static
A transform or perspective value other than none
A will-change value of transform or perspective
A filter value other than none or a will-change value of filter (only works on Firefox)