HTML Open Link in New Window

You can use the HTML code on this page to force a link to open in a new window.

Example

Code	Result
<a href="http://www.quackit.com/html/html_help.cfm" target="_blank">HTML Help</a>	HTML Help

As the above example demonstrates, to open a link in a new window, you simply add target="_blank" to the anchor tag. Everything else stays as a normal link.

Creating a "Popup Window"

You can also use JavaScript to open a new window. Using JavaScript, you can also specify what the window should look like. This is a common technique for creating a "popup window". For more info, see Popup Windows.

More Link Codes

You can do much more with HTML links. Here are more HTML link codes - each one catering for a specific purpose.

• HTML link code
• HTML image link
• HTML email links
• About HTML links (from the HTML tutorial)
• HTML <a> tag
• HTML5 <a> tag
• HTML redirect code
• Timed redirect (using JavaScript)
• CSS links (remove underline, hover over effect, etc)

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2. Link to this page (copy/paste into your own website or blog):
   <a href="http://www.quackit.com/html/codes/html_open_link_in_new_window.cfm">HTML Open Link in New Window</a> from Quackit.com
3. Link to Quackit using one of these banner ads.

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