HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 2-43
Target names for browser windows and tabs
Target Name
Description
target
Opens the link in a new window or tab named
target
_blank
Opens the link in a new, unnamed window or tab
_self
Opens the link in the current browser window or tab
Whether the new page is opened in a tab or in a browser window is determined by
the browser settings. It cannot be set by the HTML code.
Opening a Link in a New Window or Tab
• To open a link in a new browser window or browser tab, add the attribute
target=”
window
”
to the
<a>
tag, where
window
is a name assigned to the new browser window or tab.
The target attribute can also be set to
_blank
for a new, unnamed browser window or
tab, or to
_self
for the current browser window or tab.
Gerry suggests that all of the external links from his page be opened in a browser win-
dow or tab identifi ed with the target name
new
.
To specify a link target:
◗
1.
Return to the
tips.htm
file in your text editor.
◗
2.
Scroll to the bottom of the file and locate the four links to the external Web sites.
◗
3.
Within each of the opening
<a>
tags, insert the following attribute, as shown in
Figure 2-44:
target=”new”
Figure 2-44
Setting a target for hyperlinks
