Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 1686 on Webby Awards page
Basics
About the Webby Awards page
- URL: https://www.webbyawards.com/
- Tested 13 days ago by job
z57on 2026-05-19 at 14:40
About HTML element 1686
- Tag name:
DIV - Text: [not applicable]
- Start tag:
<div class="test-slides slick-slide" style="width: 153px;" data-slick-index="8" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> - XPath:
/html/body/div[10]/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[16] - Bounding box: x = 1811, y = 10316, width = 153, height = 110
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 1686 of the Webby Awards page.
- This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.
Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)
Rule:
links_new_window_mark