Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 219 on DemocracyNext page

Basics

About the DemocracyNext page

• URL: https://www.demnext.org/
• Tested 29 days ago by job arb on 2026-05-03 at 17:03

About HTML element 219

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a class="flex self-start h-[46px] w-[46px] items-center justify-center rounded-[46px] bg-gray-200 hover:bg-white transition-colors sm:h-8 sm:w-8 sm:rounded-[32px]" href="http://youtube.com/@democracynext" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
• Bounding box: x = 1458, y = 7730, width = 32, height = 32

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

Diagnoses

Here is how tools diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated? issue for HTML element 219 of the DemocracyNext page.

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