HTML <abbr> Tag
Example
An abbreviation is marked up as follows:
The <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in 1948.
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Definition and Usage
The <abbr> tag defines an abbreviation or an acronym, like "HTML",
"CSS", "Mr.",
"Dr.", "ASAP", "ATM".
Tip: Use the global
title attribute to show the description for the
abbreviation/acronym when you mouse over the element.
Browser Support
| Element | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <abbr> | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Global Attributes
The <abbr> tag supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <abbr> tag supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
More Examples
Example
<abbr> can also be used with <dfn> to define an abbreviation:
<p><dfn><abbr title="Cascading Style Sheets">CSS</abbr>
</dfn> is a
language that describes the style of an HTML document.</p>
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Related Pages
HTML DOM reference: Abbreviation Object
Default CSS Settings
Most browsers will display the <abbr> element with the following default values:
