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Attribute Values
Value Description
_blank The linked document is opened in a new window or tab.
_self The linked document is opened in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default).
_parent The linked document is opened in the parent frame.
_top The linked document is opened in the full body of the window.
Framename The linked document is opened in the named frame.
Example:
Let us understand each one by one.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Using the target attribute to open the webpage in a new tab</h1>
<p>Open link in a new window or tab: <a href=https://www.cbse.nic.in target="_
blank">Visit CBSE Portal</a></p>
</body>
</html>
Email Links
To send an email, you can use the HTML <a> tag to specify an email address. The mailto: email address and the href
attribute are utilised when using the <a> tag as an email tag. The syntax for using mailto is as follows:
Syntax:
<a href = "mailto: xyz_email@gmail.com"> Email Address</a>
Example:
<! DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title> Email link Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1> This page creates an emailing link in html webpage</h1>
<br>
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