All About mailto: Links | CSS-Tricks - CSS-Tricks
css-tricks.com › all-about-mailto-linksMar 22, 2019 · Target _blank can produce an unwanted side effect of creating an empty browser tab if the mailto is handled by external software. So when the user opens the browser again all he/she sees is a white page. This is obviously very bad for usability but I still prefer target _blank and any browser still opening a blank tab should just fix it ;-)
When to use target="_blank" | CSS-Tricks - CSS-Tricks
https://css-tricks.com/use-target15.01.2014 · Anchor links 1 may have a target attribute which controls what happens when that link is clicked. One of the possible values of that attribute is _blank, which tells the browser to open a new window (or tab, if that’s the user’s preference) when that link is clicked.. This used to be “invalid” in HTML (maybe only XHTML?) but people used it anyway since it worked.
All About mailto: Links - CSS-Tricks
https://css-tricks.com/all-about-mailto-links22.03.2019 · Target _blank can produce an unwanted side effect of creating an empty browser tab if the mailto is handled by external software. So when the user opens the browser again all he/she sees is a white page. This is obviously very bad for usability but I still prefer target _blank and any browser still opening a blank tab should just fix it ;-)