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title: A Target Attribute
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## A Target Attribute
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The `<a target>` attribute specifies where to open the linked document in an `<a>` (anchor) tag.
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#### Syntax
```html
< a target = "_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framname" >
```
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#### Examples:
A target attribute with the value of “_blank” opens the linked document in a new window or tab.
```html
< 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).
```html
< a href = "https://www.freecodecamp.org" target = "_self" > freeCodeCamp< / a >
```
```html
< a href = "https://www.freecodecamp.org" > freeCodeCamp< / a >
```
A target attribute with the value of “_parent” opens the linked document in the parent frame.
```html
< 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.
```html
< a href = "https://www.freecodecamp.org" target = "_top" > freeCodeCamp< / a >
```
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A target attribute with the value of _"framename"_ opens the linked document in a specified named frame.
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```html
< a href = "https://www.freecodecamp.org" target = "framename" > freeCodeCamp< / a >
```
#### More Information:
Target Attribute: < a href = "https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_a_target.asp" target = "_blank" > w3schools< / a >
