Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 979 on International Consortium of Investigative Journalists page

Basics

About the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists page

• URL: https://www.icij.org/
• Tested 29 days ago by job jcs on 2026-05-03 at 17:04

About HTML element 979

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a class="d-inline-block m-2" target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.net/@icijorg">
• XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/a[7]
• Bounding box: x = 1470, y = 4710, width = 20, height = 24

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 979 of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists 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