Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 277 on International Consortium of Investigative Journalists page

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 277 of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists 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 International Consortium of Investigative Journalists page
  • URL: https://www.icij.org/
  • Tested on 2026-04-03 at 03:59
• About HTML element 277
  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/icijorg" class="p-2 network-facebook">
  • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/div[2]/div[1]/ul[4]/li[3]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = -228, y = 457, width = 36, height = 33

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