Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 1391 on Oregon Museum of Science and Industry page

Basics

About the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry page

• URL: https://omsi.edu/
• Tested 20 days ago by job 42w on 2026-05-12 at 23:14

About HTML element 1391

• Tag name: A
• Text: 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214
• Start tag: <a target="_blank" aria-label="opens in a new tab" href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/sqPAB8G2HhZ6N27SA" class="external-link">
• XPath: /html/body/footer[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/h3[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 887, y = 6806, width = 298, height = 18

Take me there

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 1391 of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry 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