HTML formtarget Attribute

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.

Example

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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.

Using formtarget

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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.

Syntax

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<tagname type="submit" formtarget="_blank | _self | _parent | _top | framename">

Values

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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.

Elements that accept formtarget

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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".

<input> with formtarget

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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.

Browser support

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Here is when formtarget support started for each browser: