A target="_blank"
attribute value specifies that the target page will be opened in a new browser tab.
The target page can be a linked page or a response to a form submission.
A target="_blank"
on an <a> tag.
Clicking link will open the linked page in a new browser tab.
Go to <a target="_blank"
href="https://google.com">Google</a>
The target attribute specifies where the linked page or form response will be opened.
The target="_blank"
value tells the browser that the page will be opened on a new browser tab.
This value allows users to stay on the current page, but still point them to the linked resource or response.
<tagname target="_blank" />
These elements accept the the target attribute with a _blank value.
Elements | Description | |
---|---|---|
<a> | Specifies an anchor link -- see example above | |
<area> | Creates clickable areas inside an image map. | |
<base> | Sets the base URL for all relative URLs on a page or site.. | |
<form> | Specifies an HTML form. |
Here is when target support started for each browser:
Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |