Making MkDocs Link Open in New Tab

Context

The syntax to define a link in Markdown is as follows:

[title](https://som/url)

This yields a HTML link that opens the link in the current browser tab. However, sometimes user may want to open the link in a new tab, so that user can continue browsing the MkDocs documentation site while viewing the external resources.

Problem

How to specify a link in MkDocs that opens in a new tab?

Solution

Do the followings:

1. Enable the attr_list extension by adding the followings to mkdocs.yml:

   markdown_extensions:
     - attr_list
   

2. When defining a link in the Markdown file, add the attribute {target=_blank} at the end of the link. For example:

   [title](https://some/url){target=_blank}