HTML | <form> target Attribute

Last Updated : 24 May, 2019

The <form> target Attribute in HTML is used to specify whether the submitted result will open in the current window, a new tab or on a new frame.

Syntax:

<form target="_blank|_self|_parent|_top|framename"\>

Attribute Values:

_blank: It opens the link in a new window.
_self: It opens the linked document in the same frame.
_parent: It opens the linked document in the parent frameset.
_top: It opens the linked document in the full body of the window.
framename: It opens the linked document in the named frame.

Example: This example illustrates the use of target Attribute in form element.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title>HTML Form target Attribute</title> 
  
    <style> 
        h1 { 
            color: green; 
        } 
          
        body { 
            text-align: center; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
  
    <h2>HTML Form target Attribute</h2> 
  
    <form action="#" id="GFG" target="_self"> 
        First name: 
        <input type="text" name="fname"> 
        <br> Last name: 
        <input type="text" name="lname"> 
        <br> Address: 
        <input type="text" name="Address"> 
        <br> 
        <input type="submit" value="Submit"> 
    </form> 
    <br> 
    </body> 
</html> 

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by HTML form target Attribute are listed below:

Google Chrome
Internet Explorer
Firefox
Safari
Opera

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