{: target="_blank"} is not parsed to html at all

[atifsaddique211f]

I am trying to convert markdown to html by it is not converting {: target="_blank"} to target="_blank" attribute in <a> tag.

text = `Sample text [my link](https://testlink.com){: target="_blank"} and more`
markdown = Redcarpet::Markdown.new(Redcarpet::Render::HTML, lax_spacing: true)
markdown.render(text)

and it would transform it to something like this.

Sample text <a href="https://testlink.com">my link</a>{: target=&quot;<em>blank&quot;}, and more

Any idea how can I make the {: target="_blank"} to be transformed to anchor attribute?

Expected output:

Sample text <a href="https://testlink.com" target="_blank">my link</a>, and more

[yshmarov]

I've actually come here just to say this!

expectation:

[Hello, world!](http://example.com/){:target="_blank"}

or

[Hello, world!](http://example.com/){:target="blank"}

current workaround - use HTML:

<a href="http://example.com/" target="_blank">Hello, world!</a>

[kinduff]

Same as #306, I don't think there will be support for this since it's not part of the spec. Can be done using a custom renderer.