The <a target> attribute specifies where to open the linked document in an a (anchor) tag.

Examples of <a target>

A target attribute with the value of “_blank” opens the linked document in a new window or tab.

	<a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org" target="_blank">freeCodeCamp</a>

A target attribute with the value of “_self” opens the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is the default and usually does not need to be specified).

	<a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org" target="_self">freeCodeCamp</a>
	<a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org">freeCodeCamp</a>

A target attribute with the value of “_parent” opens the linked document in the parent frame.

	<a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org" target="_parent">freeCodeCamp</a>

A target attribute with the value of “_top” opens the linked document in the full body of the window.

	<a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org" target="_top">freeCodeCamp</a>

A target attribute with the value of “framename” opens the linked document in a specified named frame.

	<a href="https://www.freecodecamp.org" target="framename">freeCodeCamp</a>

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