HTMLAnchorElement: target property
The target property of the HTMLAnchorElement interface is a string that indicates where to display the linked resource.
Value
A string representing the target. Its value can be:
- The name of a
<frame>. - One of the keyword with specific values:
_blank,_self,_parent, or_top.
Example
html
<a href="www.example1.com" class="link1" target="_blank">example1</a>
js
const link = document.querySelector(".link1");
console.log(link.target); // output: "_blank"
Specifications
| Specification |
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| HTML Standard # dom-a-target |
Browser compatibility
| desktop | mobile | ||||||||||
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See also
HTMLBaseElement.targetpropertyHTMLFormElement.targetpropertyHTMLAreaElement.targetproperty