Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated
violation by HTML element 333 on Center for Democracy and Technology page
Basics
About the Center for Democracy and Technology page
- URL: https://cdt.org/
- Tested 34 days ago by job
ocbon 2026-04-28 at 16:47
About HTML element 333
- Tag name:
A - Text:
Spotify
- Start tag:
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0SsIesR5GZGQpF3giX8vC0" target="_blank" rel="noopener" onclick="saAutomatedLink(this, 'outbound');"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[1]/main[1]/div[1]/section[10]/div[1]/p[1]/em[1]/a[1] - Bounding box: x = 360, y = 6158, width = 68, height = 26
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
Diagnoses
Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated
issue for HTML element 333 of the Center for Democracy and Technology page.
- <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