Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 818 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 818

• Tag name: A
• Text: X
• Start tag: <a href="https://x.com/sightline" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">
• 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]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 392, y = 3397, width = 12, height = 21

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 818 of the Sightline Institute 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