A target="_parent"
attribute value specifies that the target page will be opened in a parent frame.
The target page can be a linked page or a response to a form submission.
A target="_parent"
on an <a> tag.
This link resides inside an <iframe>.
Clicking the link will open the linked page in the current browser tab (the parent).
Note: Without target="_parent"
the linked page would open inside the iframe.
<iframe width="300" height="100"
style="border:3px dashed #808cf8;padding:30px 0 0 30px"
srcdoc="<a target='_parent' href='/html'>HTML Tutorial</a>">
</iframe>
The target attribute specifies where the linked page or form response will be opened.
The target="_parent"
value opens the page in the parent frame (frame, tab, or window).
If no parent frame can be detected, the page will display in the current frame.
<tagname target="_parent" />
These elements accept the _parent value on the target attribute.
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 |