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Text-only describes information presented as plain text, without images, videos, or rich formatting. It can refer to content, interfaces, or file formats constrained to text.

In computing, text-only often means text/plain content type, or text-based interfaces such as command-line shells and

In web design and publishing, a text-only version of a site or document provides the same information

Benefits and limitations: text-only approaches improve accessibility, load times, and compatibility, but reduce multimedia cues and

History and contemporary use: text-only interfaces date to early computing and dial-up eras. They remain in

See also: plain text, text-based interface, Lynx, reader mode, accessibility.

text-mode
consoles.
It
also
includes
text-based
web
browsers
(Lynx,
w3m)
and
plain-text
email
clients
that
display
messages
without
HTML
formatting.
using
only
textual
content
and
basic
structure,
without
images
or
advanced
styling.
This
aids
accessibility,
bandwidth
efficiency,
and
compatibility
with
assistive
technologies.
interactive
features.
Navigation
relies
on
links
or
headings;
search
may
be
slower
if
content
is
not
structured.
use
for
emergency
information,
offline
documentation,
and
as
a
preference
for
distraction-free
reading.
Some
sites
offer
a
text-only
or
reader
mode
as
an
alternative.