target

Example

html,
body,
svg {
  height: 100%;
}

text {
  font:
    20px "Helvetica",
    "Arial",
    sans-serif;
  fill: blue;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

<svg viewBox="0 0 300 120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org" target="_self">
    <text x="0" y="20">Open link within iframe</text>
  </a>
  <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org" target="_blank">
    <text x="0" y="60">Open link in new tab or window</text>
  </a>
  <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org" target="_top">
    <text x="0" y="100">Open link in this tab or window</text>
  </a>
</svg>

Usage notes

_replace

The current SVG image is replaced by the linked content in the same rectangular area in the same frame as the current SVG image.

Note: This value was never well implemented, and the distinction between _replace and _self has been made redundant by changes in the HTML definition of browsing contexts. Use _self to replace the current SVG document.

_self

The current SVG image is replaced by the linked content in the same browsing context as the current SVG image.

_parent

The immediate parent browsing context of the SVG image is replaced by the linked content, if it exists and can be securely accessed from this document.

_top

The content of the full active window or tab is replaced by the linked content, if it exists and can be securely accessed from this document

_blank

A new un-named window or tab is requested for the display of the linked content, if this document can securely do so. If the user agent does not support multiple windows/tabs, the result is the same as _top.

<XML-Name>

Specifies the name of the browsing context (tab, inline frame, object, etc.) for display of the linked content. If a context with this name already exists, and can be securely accessed from this document, it is re-used, replacing the existing content. If it does not exist, it is created (the same as '_blank', except that it now has a name). The name must be a valid XML Name [XML11], and should not start with an underscore (U+005F LOW LINE character), to meet the requirements of a valid browsing context name from HTML.

Specifications

Browser compatibility