HTML <button> formtarget attribute

HTML <button> Tag

Definition and Usage

formtarget specifies where the response is displayed after the form is submitted. This attribute overrides the form's The target attribute。

formtarget The attribute is used only for type="submit" of the buttons.

Example

A form with two submit buttons. The first submit button submits the form data using the default target ("_self"), and the second submit button submits the form data to a new window (target="_blank"):

<form action="/action_page.php" method="get">
  <label for="fname">Name：</label>
  <input type="text" id="fname" name="fname"><br><br>
  <label for="lname">Surname：</label>
  <input type="text" id="lname" name="lname"><br><br>
  <button type="submit">Submit</button>
  <button type="submit" formtarget="_blank">Submit to New Window</button>
</form>

Try It Yourself

Syntax

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

Attribute Value

Value Description
_blank Load the response in a new window/tab.
_self Load the response in the same frame (default).
_parent Load the response in the parent frame.
_top Load the response in the entire window.
framename Load the response in the named iframe.

Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version to fully support this attribute.

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
9.0 10.0 4.0 5.1 10.6

HTML <button> Tag