Specify Target for Linked Document in HTML

Use the target attribute to specify the target for where to open the linked document in HTML. Here are the values of the target attribute −

Attribute
 Description
_blank
 Opens the linked page in a new tab.
self
 Opens the linked page in the current tab.
parent
 Opens the linked page in a parent frame.
top
 Opens the linked page in the topmost frame.

Example

You can try to run the following code to implement target attribute −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <title>HTML target attribute</title>
   </head>
   <body>
      <h2>References</h2>
      <p>Refer the following <a href = "https://www.qries.com/questions.php" target = "_blank">website</a>.<br>
         The above link will open in a new tab.</p>
   </body>
</html>
Updated on: 2020-06-01T09:26:06+05:30

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