HTML how to force links to open in a new tab not new window

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I use target   blank  to open links in a new tab  But in IE it opens a new window which is completely logical because that is what  blank is supposed to do   And i don t know how target   blank  behaves in other browsers    Is there something to force links to open in a new tab  If the browser supports tabs    else make a new window

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There is no way to do that as the author of the HTML that a browser renders. At least not yet that I know of. Its pretty much up to the browser and its settings / preferences that are set by users themselves.

Also, you shouldn't impose this upon any user. A browser is the user's property. If a user wants to open all links in tabs or in new windows, then let the user do exactly that.

It's good that we can't do certain things. target=_blank is still abused and popups have been done to death.

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In Internet Explorer  click the Tools -  Internet Options  Click  General tab -  Tabs  -  Settings  Choose  When a pop-up is encountered -  Always open pop up in new tab option  Click OK

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Try with javascript function like this  Html    lt a href  javascript void 0   onclick  open win    gt Target lt  a gt    Javascript    lt script gt  function open win      window open  https   www google co in        lt  script gt

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onclick  window open this href   blank   return false

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Since I fell into this old question and then found that it is now possible  maybe this css option wasn t available then   I just want to add an update on how it can be done    lt a href   yourlink   target   blank  style  target-new  tab   gt Google lt  a gt    Here are the options for the target-new style   target-new  window   tab   none    Didn t test the none option  maybe it uses the default browser setting   I confirmed this for Firefox and IE7-9

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It is possible   This appears to override browser settings  Hope it works for you    lt script type  text javascript  gt     Popup window code function newPopup url        popupWindow   window open url  popUpWindow1   height 600 width 600 left 10 top 10 resizable yes scrollbars yes toolbar yes menubar no location no directories no status yes      lt  script gt    lt body gt     lt a href  JavaScript newPopup  http   stimsonstopmotion wordpress com     gt Try me lt  a gt   lt  body gt

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Simply using  target  blank  will respect the user browser preference of whether to use a tab or a new window  which in most cases is  doing the right thing     IE9  Default  Tab   Preference   Always open pop-ups in a new tab  Chrome Default  Tab  Hidden preference  Firefox  Default  Tab https   support mozilla org en-US kb tab-preferences-and-settings Safari  Default  Tab   If you specify the dimensions of the new window  some browsers will use this as an indicator that a certain size is needed  in which case a new window will always be used   Stack overflow code example Stack Overflow

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I hope this will help you   window open url   newtab

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You can change the way Safari opens a new page in Safari   Preferences   Tabs    Open pages in  tabs instead of windows     Automatically

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No  there isn t

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The way the browser handles new windows vs new tab is set in the browser s options and can only be changed by the user

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You can set IE to open links in new tab  just go to the settings menu

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I didn t try this but I think it works in all browsers   target   parent

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a       target-name  new      target-new  tab      The target-new property specifies whether new destination links should open in a new window or in a new tab of an existing window   Note  The target-new property only works if the target-name property creates a new tab or a new window

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