Is it possible to create links with 'target=“_blank”' in GitHub Flavored Markdown?

Question

I was wondering if it's possible to create links that open in a new tab in GitHub Flavored Markdown like this <a href="https://www.example.com" target="_blank">test</a> . How would I be able to do this?

Thanks in advance.

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@RolvApneseth I know that it is possibly, but when I tried using GitHub's markdown editor, the links appeared broken. — unrealapex, May 06 '21 at 22:40
Looks like it's not possible looking [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/42156438/14316282) — Rolv Apneseth, May 08 '21 at 14:43
@RolvApneseth it appears that is the case. Possibly put link to the other question as the answer? — unrealapex, May 22 '21 at 19:31

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '21 at 15:06

Looking at this answer here it seems that this is not possible, as Github does not include the target attribute even in plain HTML.

As for what I believe is the reasoning, I found this issue on github while browsing, which says that when target="_blank" is used without rel="noreferrer noopener", it can present a severe security vulnerability.

Is it possible to create links with 'target=“_blank”' in GitHub Flavored Markdown?

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