target
on frame opens new window without warning
Accessibility Checkpoint
Description
Avoid specifying a new window as the target of a frame with target=_blank
.
Help
Some mobile devices give little feedback a new tab has opened, and make it hard to switch tabs. Replace target="_blank"
with an accessible alternative.
Applicable standards
- WCAG 1.0 (Success Criteria: 10.1 level AA)
Change history
- 6.46 Sep 2022 Removed - WCAG 1.0 guidelines are obsolete.
- 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.
This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.
Rule ID: AccWcag1-10.1.1