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Expand Up @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ While `href` specifies the destination link, `target` specifies where the linked

<span id="target-security"></span>You may have noticed that we snuck in the `rel` attribute above. This attribute is used to describe the relation between the current page and the linked document.

`noopener`: The `noopener` attribute ensures that a link opened in a new tab or window cannot interact with or access the original page. Without it, the new page can use JavaScript to manipulate the original page, which poses a security risk.
`noopener`: The `noopener` value of the `rel` attribute ensures that a link opened in a new tab or window cannot interact with or access the original page. Without it, the new page can use JavaScript to manipulate the original page, which poses a security risk.

For example:
"<a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open Example</a>"
Expand All @@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ target="_blank": opens the link in a new tab.
rel="noopener": prevents the new tab from accessing the original page, ensuring security.

Without `noopener`, the new tab could use JavaScript to interact with the original page, which is unsafe.

`noreferrer`: The `noreferrer` attribute provides both privacy and security. It prevents the new page from knowing where the user came from (hiding the referrer) and also includes the behavior of `noopener`, preventing the new page from accessing the original page.
`noreferrer`: The `noreferrer` value of the `rel` attribute provides both privacy and security. It prevents the new page from knowing where the user came from (hiding the referrer) and also includes the behavior of `noopener`, preventing the new page from accessing the original page.

For example:
"<a href="https://example.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Visit Example</a>"
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