How to change the target of a link in HTML?


We use the target attribute of the <a>…</a> tag, to change the target value of the link. The target attribute can be used to open any link in a new tab, current tab and so on.

  • _blank − link will open in a new tab.

  • _self − link will open in the current tab.

  • _parent − link will open in a parent frame.

  • _top − link will open in the top frame.

Syntax

Following is the syntax to change the target of a link in HTML.

<a href="link…" target="_parent|_blank|_self|_top">Link text…</a>

Example

Following is the example program to change the target value of a link.

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> a:link { color: greenyellow; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; } a:visited { color: deepskyblue; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; } a:active { color: yellow; background-color: transparent; } </style> </head> <body> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz0aGYrrlhU" target="_blank">HTML Tutorial</a> </body> </html>

When we click on the link, the link will open in the new tab.

Example

Following another the example program to change the target value of a link.

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> </head> <body> <a href="https://www.Google.com" target="_top">Google</a><br> </body> </html>

After clicking the link above, it will open in the top frame.

Example

Following is one more example program to change the target value of a link.

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> </head> <body> <a href="https://www.Brave.com" target="_self">Brave</a> <br> <a href="https://www.Yahoo.com" target="_parent">Yahoo</a> </body> </html>

On executing the above program, a page with two links is generated (Brave and Yahoo). When we click on the Bravo link, link will open in the self-frame. When we click on the yahoo, link will open in the parent frame.

Updated on: 18-Nov-2022

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