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CSS How to Make a Website Adding Pages to a Website Build the Contact Page

Posted by Otto Mejia
Otto Mejia
744 Points

How do I open a link on a new page in the browser?

I'm working on the How to Make a Website and I'm on the contact.html part. When I make the links for my twitter, it opens it on the current tab that I'm in, removing the current page altogether. I want the page to open on it's own on a separate tab in the browser. How do I do it?

1 Answer

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points 
<a href="https://twitter.com" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

The key is the target="_blank" attribute and value.

Alternatively, you can always middle-click to open a new tab, but that's probably not what you were looking for. ;-p

I would recommend reading this article - CSS Tricks - When to Use target="_blank" for some pros and cons.

Otto Mejia
Otto Mejia
744 Points

Thanks! it worked! you are the best!