How do I open a link in a new tab?

Sorry, I thought I had to do this:

Don't worry, just click <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.bibliophone.com/submit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></a></span> </span>and you'll be right where you want to be.</span>

But it doesn’t seem to work. It doesn’t open a new tab and instead just changes the page to a new one. What have I done wrong?

Thank you!