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{{Short description|Web browser that only renders text}}
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[[File:W3m-wikipedia.png|thumb|[[w3m]] displaying the Wikipedia home page with images]]
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Text-based browsers are often very useful for users with [[visual impairment]] or partial [[blindness]]. They are especially useful with [[speech synthesis]] or text-to-speech software, which reads content to users.
[[Progressive enhancement]] allows a site to be compatible with text-based web browsers without compromising functionality to more sophisticated browsers, as the content is readable through pure HTML without CSS or JavaScript.<ref>{{cite web |title=Building a resilient frontend using progressive enhancement |url=https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/technology/using-progressive-enhancement |website=GOV.UK |date=16 December 2019 |access-date=27 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
== List of notable text-based web browsers ==
*[[browsh]]
*Charlotte Web Browser (for VM/CMS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?CHARLOTT |title=Description of CHARLOTT |website=IBM |date=8 February 1999
*[[Emacs/W3]] & [[eww (web browser)|EWW]] for GNU Emacs
*[[Line Mode Browser]] (by [[Tim Berners-Lee]])
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