Kilotest: Diagnoses of tab-opening link action unstated?
violation by HTML element 1216 on The Beauty Shop page
Basics
About the The Beauty Shop page
- URL: https://www.thebeauty-shop.com/
- Tested 16 days ago by job
ajzon 2026-07-04 at 23:17
About HTML element 1216
- Tag name:
A - Text: [not applicable]
- Start tag:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-beauty-shop" target="_blank" class="sqs-svg-icon--wrapper linkedin-unauth" aria-label="LinkedIn"> - XPath:
[not obtained] - Bounding box: x = 1641, y = 5157, width = 36, height = 36
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 rule engines diagnose the tab-opening link action unstated?
issue for HTML element 1216 of the The Beauty Shop page.
- 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 - Link has a target=_blank attribute
Tool: Testaro (CVS Health)
Rule:
linkExt