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- Added `aria-label` to parent elements and `aria-hidden="true"` to animated character spans in `six.html`.
- Updated `css/style.css` to trigger animations on `:focus-visible` for keyboard parity.
- Added visible focus indicators for links in `css/style.css`.
- Documented accessibility learnings in `.Jules/palette.md`.

Co-authored-by: void032 <129795373+void032@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .Jules/palette.md |  3 +++
 css/style.css     | 12 ++++++++++--
 six.html          |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .Jules/palette.md

diff --git a/.Jules/palette.md b/.Jules/palette.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c8e089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.Jules/palette.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## 2025-05-14 - [A11y for Text Fragmentation]
+**Learning:** Fragmenting text into spans for animation (e.g., character-by-character effects) breaks screen reader clarity by treating each character as a separate entity. Always use `aria-label` on the parent interactive element to preserve the full text and set `aria-hidden="true"` on the individual character spans. Additionally, hover animations must always have a `:focus-visible` counterpart for keyboard accessibility.
+**Action:** Automatically apply `aria-label` and `aria-hidden` when using character fragmentation scripts and ensure `:focus-visible` triggers are included in CSS.
diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index cf8e61a..6a644c0 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ body {
   }
   
   /* Apply the animation on hover */
-  .logo a:hover span {
+  .logo a:hover span,
+  .logo a:focus-visible span {
     animation: showlogoLetters 0.2s ease forwards; /* Play animation on hover and keep the final state */
   }
   
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ body {
   }
   
   /* Apply the animation on hover */
-  .item a:hover span {
+  .item a:hover span,
+  .item a:focus-visible span {
     animation: showLetters 0.2s ease forwards; /* Play animation on hover and keep the final state */
   }
   
@@ -188,6 +190,12 @@ body {
   .center-text h1::after {
     filter: blur(10px);
   }
+
+  a:focus-visible {
+    outline: 2px solid #C3F2FF;
+    outline-offset: 4px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
+  }
   
   @keyframes rotate {
     0% {
diff --git a/six.html b/six.html
index 810f374..67678d2 100644
--- a/six.html
+++ b/six.html
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ <h1>Explore The Space</h1>
         
         function wrapCharacters(element) {
           const text = element.innerText;
+          element.setAttribute("aria-label", text);
           const characters = text.split("");
-          const wrappedText = characters.map(char => `<span>${char}</span>`).join("");
+          const wrappedText = characters.map(char => `<span aria-hidden="true">${char}</span>`).join("");
           element.innerHTML = wrappedText;
         }