Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 1780 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 1780

• Tag name: SPAN
• Text: Site designed by BASIC®
• Start tag: <span class="site">
• XPath: /html/body/div[10]/div[1]/footer[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[2]/span[1]
• Bounding box: x = 525, y = 11877, width = 100, height = 34

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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 1780 of the Webby Awards page.

1. This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.

   Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)

   Rule: links_new_window_mark