Target Attribute of Anchor Element

Target Attribute:

Target Attribute is used to specify whether the linked webpage/document/file will be:

• opened in the current tab of the browser.
• opened in the new tab, next to the current tab, of the browser.
• opened in the new window (not in new tab).

An example of the target attribute is given as following which covers all the three possible states.

Exemplary Code:

&ltb&gt<a href="url of directed webpage or web site">Hello! I'm testing the Hyper Link tag of HTML. </a></b>
                

Example Result:

Hey click me! I will open in a new tab.
Hey click me! I will open in the current tab.
Hey click me! I will open in a new window.