<base target=""> HTML Attribute
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- Attribute of
- <base> HTML Tag
- What does
<base target=""> HTML Attributedo? - Specifies the default target value for all anchor links in the current document.
Example Code
<head> . . . <base target="_blank"> Opening all Links in a New Tab
Setting the target attribute to _blank in the <base> element will cause all on-page links to open in a new tab. You should think carefully before implementing this, as your users may or may not appreciate this behavior.
Opening only outbound links in a new tab
If you only want outbound links (links to a different domain) to open in a new window, you should not use the <base> attribute. Instead, you can use JavaScript. Opening only outbound links in a new tab is more common, and user-friendly, behavior than opening all links that way.
