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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <area> target Attribute
Example
An image-map, with clickable areas, and a target attribute:
<img src="planets.gif"
width="145" height="126"
alt="Planets"
usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun"
target="_blank">
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm" alt="Mercury">
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm" alt="Venus">
</map>
usemap="#planetmap">
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun"
target="_blank">
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm" alt="Mercury">
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm" alt="Venus">
</map>
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Browser Support
The target attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The target attribute specifies where to open the linked document.
Only used if the href attribute is present.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
Frames and framesets are no longer supported. The _parent, _top and framename attribute values are mostly used with iframes.
Syntax
<area target="_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framename">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| _blank | Opens the linked document in a new window or tab |
| _self | Opens the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked |
| _parent | Opens the linked document in the parent frame |
| _top | Opens the linked document in the full body of the window |
| framename | Opens the linked document in a named frame |
HTML <area> tag
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