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I am making an html link for a phone.

This is what I have:

<a href="tel:1-888-888-8888"> 1-888-888-8888</a>

Will phones recognize this, or do I need to change it to: 

<a href="tel:18888888888"> 1-888-888-8888</a>
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    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2774243/can-i-make-a-phone-call-from-html-on-android – Guy P Apr 26 '13 at 18:05

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Visual separators (except for spaces) are allowed in the uri.

From RFC 3966 "The tel URI for Telephone Numbers":

5.1.1. Separators in Phone Numbers

Phone numbers MAY contain visual separators. Visual separators ('visual-separator') merely aid readability and are not used for URI comparison or placing a call ... "tel" URIs MUST NOT use spaces in visual separators ...

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    However, spaces are not allowed... from the above link: "tel" URIs MUST NOT use spaces in visual separators to avoid excessive escaping. – user1794295 Jun 04 '14 at 13:24