Open a new window and close the window after three seconds, 3000 milliseconds:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <button onclick="openWin()">Open "myWindow"</button> <script> function openWin() {// ww w .ja v a 2 s . co m var myWindow = window.open("", "myWindow", "width=200, height=100"); myWindow.document.write("<p>This is 'myWindow'</p>"); setTimeout(function(){ myWindow.close() }, 3000); } </script> </body> </html>