You have built a website that incorporates responsive web design. However, Google has notified you that your site is not mobile-friendly. They report that several links are too close together. Which of the following practices will resolve this issue?

• A. Optimize for touchscreen gestures
• B. Modify all links to text
• C. Modify all links to graphics
• D. Arrange the links to different areas of the page

Answer: (A)

Mobile usability hinges on tap targets being large enough and spaced apart so users can tap accurately with a finger. When Google flags links as too close, the fix is to optimize for touchscreen gestures by enlarging hit areas and increasing spacing between tappable elements. This makes every link easier to hit without accidentally tapping a neighboring one, addressing the core issue of finger-sized usability on small screens. In practice, aim for hit targets around 48 by 48 pixels (or roughly that feel on the page), add clear spacing or margins around each link, and consider using larger, button-like controls or block-level tappable areas for navigation.

Modifying all links to text or all links to graphics doesn’t inherently guarantee adequate size or spacing, and rearranging links to different areas may help layout but doesn’t directly fix the problem of targets being hard to tap. The direct fix is to ensure tappable elements are large enough and well separated for finger taps.