# CASE: open link in a new tab

**URL:** <https://community.silverfin.com/t/case-open-link-in-a-new-tab/2289>\
**Category:** Cases\
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**Created:** [May 9, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/case-open-link-in-a-new-tab/2289 "2022-05-09T16:43:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 9, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/case-open-link-in-a-new-tab/2289/1 "2022-05-09T16:43:49Z")

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By default, the linkto tag will open the link destination in the current tab of your browser. In order to open it in a new tab, we can use the attribute **new\_tab** and set it to _true_:

```auto
{% linkto "http://example.com (http://example.com/)" new_tab:true %}label{% endlinkto %}

```

Please note that you cannot pass a variable to `new_tab`; it needs to be true or omitted altogether.