The formtarget attribute in HTML is used to indicate where the response that is received after the form submission is displayed. It overrides the target attribute of the HTML form tag. Use the formtarget attribute only with input type submit an image.
Here are the attribute values of the formtarget attribute −
| S. No | Value | Description |
| 1 | _blank | Response gets displayed in a new window or tab |
| 2 | _self | The default value. The response gets displayed in the same frame. |
| 3 | _parent | Response gets displayed in the parent frame |
| 4 | _top | Response gets displayed in the full body of the window |
| 5 | framename | Response gets displayed in a named iframe |
Example
You can try to run the following code to learn how to use the formtarget attribute in HTML.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>HTML formtarget attribute</title> </head> <body> <form action = ”/new.php” method = "get"> Student Name<br><input type = "text" name = "name"/><br> Student Subject<br><input type = "text" name = "subject"/><br> <input type = "submit" value = "Submit"> <input type = "submit" formtarget = "_blank" value="Submit (new window)"> </form> </body> </html>