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diff --git a/doc/development/new_fe_guide/style/html.md b/doc/development/new_fe_guide/style/html.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2d5b7d048ab --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/development/new_fe_guide/style/html.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +# HTML style guide + +## Buttons + +<a name="button-type"></a><a name="1.1"></a> +- [1.1](#button-type) **Use button type** Button tags requires a `type` attribute according to the [W3C HTML specification][button-type-spec]. + +``` +// bad +<button></button> + +// good +<button type="button"></button> +``` + +<a name="button-role"></a><a name="1.2"></a> +- [1.2](#button-role) **Use button role for non buttons** If an HTML element has an onClick handler but is not a button, it should have `role="button"`. This is more [accessible][button-role-accessible]. + +``` +// bad +<div onClick="doSomething"></div> + +// good +<div role="button" onClick="doSomething"></div> +``` + +## Links + +<a name="blank-links"></a><a name="2.1"></a> +- [2.1](#blank-links) **Use rel for target blank** Use `rel="noopener noreferrer"` whenever your links open in a new window i.e. `target="_blank"`. This prevents [the following][jitbit-target-blank] security vulnerability documented by JitBit + +``` +// bad +<a href="url" target="_blank"></a> + +// good +<a href="url" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> +``` + +<a name="fake-links"></a><a name="2.2"></a> +- [2.2](#fake-links) **Do not use fake links** Use a button tag if a link only invokes JavaScript click event handlers. This is more semantic. + +``` +// bad +<a class="js-do-something" href="#"></a> + +// good +<button class="js-do-something" type="button"></button> +``` + +[button-type-spec]: https://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-html5-20110525/the-button-element.html#dom-button-type +[button-role-accessible]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/ARIA_Techniques/Using_the_button_role +[jitbit-target-blank]: https://www.jitbit.com/alexblog/256-targetblank---the-most-underestimated-vulnerability-ever/ |