Open link in the same tab

<a target="_self" href="https://www.youtube.com" >YT player</a>

Adds a new tab EVERY TIME the link is clicked, and opens the link in it

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com" >YT player</a>

Creates a new tab ONLY ONCE, and opens the link in that SAME NEW tab that was created (not creating a new tab every time)

<a target="_new" href="https://www.youtube.com" >YT player</a>

Creates a new tab ONLY ONCE and Opens the link in that same new tab (not creating a new tab every time, and opens the link in the specific tab that was created by its given ID. You can create multiple tabs with different IDs.)

<a target="myYTPlayerTab" href="https://www.youtube.com" >YT player</a>

In case the target attribute of the link matches the name of an iframe that is on the same page, the link will open in that iframe.

<a target="myYTPlayerIframe" href="https://www.youtube.com" >YT player</a>
<iframe src="demo_iframe.htm" name="myYTPlayerIframe" height="300px" width="100%" title="Iframe Example"></iframe>

In case the user is inside a sub frame, it opens the link in the parent iframe

<a target="_parent" href="https://www.youtube.com" >YT player</a>

In case the user is in a frame with in a frame, it opens the link in the top iframe

<a target="_top" href="https://www.youtube.com" >YT player</a>

Use one of these as per your requirements.

Open the linked document in a new window or tab:

 <a href="xyz.html" target="_blank"> Link </a>

Open the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default):

 <a href="xyz.html" target="_self"> Link </a>

Open the linked document in the parent frame:

 <a href="xyz.html" target="_parent"> Link </a>

Open the linked document in the full body of the window:

 <a href="xyz.html" target="_top"> Link </a>

Open the linked document in a named frame:

 <a href="xyz.html" target="framename"> Link </a>

See MDN

It shouldn't be your call to decide whether the link should open in a new tab or a new window, since ultimately this choice should be done by the settings of the user's browser. Some people like tabs; some like new windows.

Using _blank will tell the browser to use a new tab/window, depending on the user's browser configuration and how they click on the link (e.g. middle click, Ctrl+click, or normal click).

Additionally, some browsers don't have a tabs feature and therefore cannot open a link in a new tab, only in a new window.

Use this:

location.href = "http://example.com";

Initially, I guessed this was caused by your settings, but I couldn't really find a setting that seemed relevant to this problem. How do other links behave when you click on them? Do they always open in a new tab? If not, @didiloy might be onto to something — perhaps you need to fix this in your html?

Hi everyone,I found a solution that worked for me. The LMS I am using is Moodle and the links where opening in new tabs.I followed Rodrigo's idea with a slight change: After publishing the course, find this line in main.bundle.js: (M.a.isIphoneSafari?"_top":"_self"),q=L()("_blank") and change '_blank' for '_top'.