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
z57on 2026-05-19 at 14:40
About HTML element 1780
- Tag name:
SPAN - Text:
Site designed by BASICĀ®
- 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
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.
- This link should have a warning before automatically opening a new window or tab.
Tool: ASLint (eSSENTIAL Accessibility)
Rule:
links_new_window_mark