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

Issue

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.

Solution

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.

Answered By - Rolv Apneseth