Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated? violation by HTML element 779 on Northwest Natural Gas page

Basics

About the Northwest Natural Gas page

• URL: https://www.nwnatural.com/
• Tested 7 days ago by job wta on 2026-05-26 at 03:09

About HTML element 779

• Tag name: A
• Text: See details
• Start tag: <a class="Button Button--borderless-blue Button--auto Button--borderless Button--link Button--arrow IconBlock__cta" href="/about-us/the-company/2026-customer-message" target="_blank">
• XPath: /html/body/div[2]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/a[1]
• Bounding box: x = 468, y = 1053, width = 109, height = 29

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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 779 of the Northwest Natural Gas 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