# \_new versus \_blank in HTML 5

DevFeed: [\_new versus \_blank in HTML 5](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/new-versus-blank-in-html-5-28179.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://fuzzyblog.io/blog/html/2020/05/19/new-versus-blank-in-html-5.html>)

Author: Fuzzygroup

Published: 2020-05-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Scott Johnson](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/scott-johnson.md>)

Topics: [HTML](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/html.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/browser.md>)

Tags: [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [covidnearme](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/covidnearme.md>), [html](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/html.md>)

## AI overview

The article notes that a CovidNearMe News page should use target="_blank" instead of target="_new" so links open in new browser tabs rather than repeatedly reusing the same tab.

## Source excerpt

need to fix the CovidNearMe News page. It's using target="_new" and it should be target="_blank". It keeps opening stuff over and over in the same browser tab. (this is a thing I can do but I'm at the PC)