Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 1696 on Webby Awards page

Basics

About the Webby Awards page

• URL: https://www.webbyawards.com/
• Tested 13 days ago by job z57 on 2026-05-19 at 14:40

About HTML element 1696

• Tag name: A
• Text: [not applicable]
• Start tag: <a href="https://www.meltwater.com/en?utm_source=webbyawards&amp;utm_medium=logo&amp;utm_campaign=webbys" title="Meltwater" target="_blank" tabindex="-1">
• XPath: /html/body/div[10]/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[19]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 2375, 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 1696 of the Webby Awards page.

1. Link has a target=_blank attribute

   Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkExt