Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 428 on Mozilla Foundation page

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 428 of the Mozilla Foundation page.

Basics

• About the tab-opening link action unstated? issue
  • Why it matters: Following a link opens a new window, possibly surprising a user
  • Priority: lowest
  • Related WCAG standard: 3.2.5
• About the Mozilla Foundation page
  • URL: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/
  • Tested on 2026-04-03 at 03:56
• About HTML element 428
  • Take me there
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Choice First Stack
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.mozilla.ai/open-tools/choice-first-stack?utm_source=www.mozilla.org&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=m24-homepage" class="m24-c-gallery-tile-link" rel="external" target="_blank" data-link-text="Get started Now (Choice First Stack)">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]/main[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/h3[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1316, y = 3154, width = 332, height = 35

Diagnoses

1. Check that this link's link text contains information indicating that the link will open in a new window.

   Tool: HTML CodeSniffer (Squiz Labs)

   Rule: W-WCAG2AAA.Principle3.Guideline3_2.3_2_5.H83.3

2. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt