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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) HTML: The Structural Foundation of Web Pages and Applications Anchor Tags

Posted by USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
5,445 Points

my new target "_blank"

tag is not working well, the link is opening on the same page?

2 Answers

jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points

hi,

you may have forgotten the = sign:

target="_blank"

USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
5,445 Points

I deed put the = but still the same, I am using Edge as my browser if it has any effects

jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points

can you show me your code?

Paste it between in your next comment between:

<code here>
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
5,445 Points

<li><a href="https://twitter.com/rodymanje" target="_blank" class="social twitter">Twitter</a></li>

USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
5,445 Points

<li><a href="https://twitter.com/rodymanje" target="_blank" class="social twitter">Twitter</a></li>

this did it, but where was I going wrong?

USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
5,445 Points

Thank you so much!

USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
5,445 Points
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
USHASHA RODRICK MANJE
5,445 Points

@James Jones I failed to paste above, here is my code; <li><a href="https://twitter.com/rodymanje" target"_blank" class="social twitter">Twitter</a></li>

jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points

paste that into your work

<li><a href="https://twitter.com/rodymanje" target="_blank" class="social twitter">Twitter</a></li>
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points
jamesjones21
jamesjones21
9,260 Points

where your target attribute was it needed a equal sign. Your one was target"_blank" where it needed to be target="_blank".

Please mark this as answered :)