Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 1742 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 1742

• Tag name: A
• Text: Privacy Policy
• Start tag: <a style="color:inherit;font:inherit" href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">
• XPath: [not obtained]
• Bounding box: x = 631, y = 10799, width = 62, height = 12

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 1742 of the Webby Awards 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