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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", "Mr.", "Dec.", "ASAP", "ATM".

Tip: An abbreviation and an acronym are both shortened versions of something else. Both are often represented as a series of letters.

Marking up abbreviations can give useful information to browsers, translation systems and search-engines.


Browser Support

Element
<abbr> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tips and Notes

Tip: The global title attribute is used with the <abbr> tag to show the description of the abbreviation/acronym when you mouse over the <abbr> element.


Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

NONE.


Global Attributes

The <abbr> tag supports the Global Attributes in HTML.


Event Attributes

The <abbr> tag supports the Event Attributes in HTML.


Related Pages

HTML DOM reference: Abbreviation Object


Default CSS Settings

Most browsers will display the <abbr> element with the following default values:

Example

abbr {
  display: inline;
}
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