The formtarget attribute on a submit button tag specifies where to display the form response following submission.
This attribute can be applied to a <button> or <input> element of type submit.
A formtarget attribute on the second submit <button> tag.
This button opens a new tab when submitting.
<form action="/tutorial/action.html" target="_self">
<input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Enter your name">
<button type="submit">Submit</button>
<button type="submit" formtarget="_blank">Submit in new tab</button>
</form>
For additional details see our HTML button formtarget Reference.
The formtarget attribute on the submit button overrides the form's target attribute.
This attribute specifies where to display the response when data is submitted.
<tagname type="submit" formtarget="_blank | _self | _parent | _top | framename">
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| _self | Opens the page in the same tab/window. This is the default. |
| _blank | Opens the page in a new tab. |
| _parent | Opens the page in the parent iframe. In the same iframe if there is no parent. |
| _top | Opens the page in the topmost part of the iframe. In the same iframe if there is no topmost. |
| framename | Opens the page in a named iframe. |
The following elements accept the formtarget attribute.
| Elements | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| <button> | Must be a clickable button with type="submit" -- see example above | |
| <input> | Must be an input element with type="submit" or type="image". |
A formtarget attribute on a submit <input> element.
The second submit button will display the form response in a new tab.
<form action="/tutorial/action.html">
<input name="email" placeholder="Enter your email"><br/>
<input type="submit" value="Submit 1"/>
<input type="submit" value="Submit 2" formtarget="_blank"/>
</form>
For additional details see our HTML input formtarget Reference.
Here is when formtarget support started for each browser:
Here is when formtarget support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
9.0 | Sep 2011 |
 Firefox
|
4.0 | Mar 2011 |
 IE/Edge
|
10.0 | Sep 2012 |
 Opera
|
10.6 | Jul 2010 |
 Safari
|
5.1 | Sep 2013 |
