Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 817 on Sightline Institute page

Basics

About the Sightline Institute page

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

About HTML element 817

• Tag name: SPAN
• Text: X
• Start tag: <span class="gb-headline-text">
• XPath: /html/body/div[3]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/p[3]/span[2]
• Bounding box: x = 392, y = 3397, width = 12, height = 22

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 817 of the Sightline Institute page.

1. This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: links_new_window_mark