In this section, we will learn about target attribute of the HTML <base> element.

What is target Attribute in HTML <base> Tag?

The target attribute of HTML <base> element is used to set the location where links on a page should be opened in.

Basically, HTML <a> element has the same attribute and we can separately set this value for each <a> element on a page. But if all of them use the same target to open the linked documents, then using the target attribute on HTML <base> element would apply the same value to all links on a page.

HTML target Attribute in <base> Tag Syntax:

<base target = “_blank | _self | _parent | _top | framename”>

<base> Tag target Attribute Values

In the table below, you can see the list of values for the target attribute

Name	Description
_blank	Open the links in a new tab or window.
_self	Open the links in the window of the current document.
_parent	Open the links in the parent frame
_top	Open the links in the full body of the window
framename	Open the links in the specified iframe.

Example: using target attribute in HTML <base> tag

See the Pen using target attribute in HTML <base> tag by Omid Dehghan (@odchan1) on CodePen.