Form draft links new tab named in link
form-draft-links-new-tab-named-in-link
In-form links that must not lose the draft open in a new tab, and say so in the link text — `target="_blank"` plus visible “(opent in een nieuwe tab)” (or icon + equivalent SR text inside the link). Dual-cite USWDS identify-destination; this is draft-preservation + in-link announcement.
Description
In-form links that must not lose the draft open in a new tab (`target="_blank"`) and say so in the link’s visible or screen-reader text—for example “(opent in een nieuwe tab)” or an icon with equivalent SR text inside the link. Fail if a form link opens a new tab with no in-link announcement, or if a same-tab link drops the draft when the source required a new-tab path.
When to use
Linking out from a form where leaving the tab would lose the draft.
Not when
Not for ordinary same-tab navigation that intentionally leaves a saved form.
Agent hint
Use target=_blank and name the new tab in visible or SR link text.
Draft-preserving form links use `target="_blank"` and name the new tab in the link’s visible/SR text.
A form link opens a new tab with no in-link announcement, or a same-tab link drops the draft with no new-tab path when the source required it.
Citations
NL Design System — Nieuwe tab
https://nldesignsystem.nl/richtlijnen/formulieren/links/nieuwe-tab/