Text-based web browser

A text-based web browser is a <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">web browser</a> that renders only the <a href="/facts/Text-based_(computing)/bngNtqIY">text</a> of <a href="/facts/Web_page/5JK7xQLe">web pages</a>, and ignores most <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">graphic</a> content. Under small bandwidth connections, usually, they render pages faster than graphical web browsers due to lowered <a href="/facts/Bandwidth_(computing)/lY6Tb4gX">bandwidth</a> demands. Additionally, the greater <a href="/facts/CSS/tA90XBQo">CSS</a>, <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> and <a href="/facts/Typography/byx4sANl">typography</a> functionality of graphical browsers require more <a href="/facts/CPU/Jxp1bqMV">CPU</a> resources. They also can be heavily modified to display certain content differently
Text-based browsers are often very useful for users with <a href="/facts/Visual_impairment/sFuqKj3n">visual impairment</a> or partial <a href="/facts/Blindness/sFuqKj3n">blindness</a>. They are especially useful with <a href="/facts/Speech_synthesis/ceTczTv9">speech synthesis</a> or text-to-speech software, which reads content to users.
<a href="/facts/Progressive_enhancement/d54qcFcj">Progressive enhancement</a> 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.

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Text-based web browser