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Posted by Gregory Seccomb
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Gregory Seccomb
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 1,854 Points

How do i open a page in a differwnt window

I am making a social media link on my website and I can't remember how to make the link open the page in a different window. I have looked it up but I have not gotten a straight answer. Pople always say copy this and it will work, I would like to know how to make it my self.

Ermin Bicakcic
Ermin Bicakcic
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Ermin Bicakcic
Ermin Bicakcic
5,144 Points

Hi, it is fairly straight forward: <a href="https://linktotargetyouwanttogo" target="_blank">link text</a> target="_blank" is what makes it open in a new window.

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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer
Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer

There is an attribute that you can add to the anchor element (which is used to create a link) that enables the link to open in a new tab. This attribute is called target and the value needed for this action is _blank.

An example link would look like this:

<a href="http://mysite.com" target="_blank">Text For Link</a>

If you scroll down the page on this link you will find more information and examples of the target attribute.