Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated
violation by HTML element 289 on Freedom House page
Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated
issue for HTML element 289 of the Freedom House page.
Basics
- About the
tab-opening link action unstated
issue- Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, surprising a user
- Priority: high
- Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
- About the Freedom House page
- URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/ - Tested on 2026-04-02 at 14:24
- URL:
- About HTML element 289
- Tag name:
A - Text: [not applicable]
- Start tag:
<a class="a2a_button_email" href="/#email" title="Email" aria-label="Share this page via email" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/a[3] - Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 0, height = 0
- Tag name:
Diagnoses
- <p>Readers can always choose to open a link a new window. When a link forces open a new window, it can be confusing and annoying, especially for assistive device users who may wonder why their browser's "back" button is suddenly disabled.</p> <p>There are two general exceptions:</p> <ul> <li>When the user is filling out a form, and opening a link in the same window would cause them to lose their work.</li> <li>When the user is clearly warned a link will open a new window.</li> </ul> <p><strong>To fix:</strong> set this link back its default target, or add a screen-reader accessible warning (text or an icon with alt text).</p>
Tool: Editoria11y (Princeton University)
Rule:
linkNewWindow