Open the href mailto link in new tab / window

You don't need Javascript/Jquery for this. A standard link works (except Firefox v30+ due to a bug, see below).

<a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">

As of Firefox 30, does not work in Firefox due to a bug. It opens in the same tab AND replaces history so hitting back will not bring you back to the page where the mailto: link was.

this information is outdated, now it is possible to do so i believe, since gmail and others now work via browser links. there is however the problem that you would only want it to open in a new tab if NOT opening in a system mail client, and open in a new tab if it is a webmail client, otherwise for example Outlook users see a blank tab appear, which is disorienting, especially since they are Outlook users.