[theducks]

Originally Posted by mingsphinx

Most readers will allow a different color scheme for links. I am wondering if instead of defining the text with a <span> tag, would I get to use a different color in my texts by using a link <a> tag that has a null href?

e-ink has no color (at least most of them)

Your idea of using a Link styling has merit for COLOR displays.
eg.

<style>
a:link {
  color: green;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited {
  color: pink;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  color: red;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

a:active {
  color: yellow;
  background-color: transparent;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
</style>