2 years ago

The short answer is mostly no; we shouldn’t. Opening a link in a new window is acceptable in some cases, but otherwise, we neglect the user’s choice. If we want, we can use the target=”_blank” attribute and value on any link to open a link in a new tab. Opening something in this way is confusing (specifically for those who have difficulty perceiving visual content).

We do it because: Someone somewhere thought it was a good idea because the user doesn’t navigate away from the page (our page).