HTML <abbr> tag
The <abbr> defines abbreviations. Abbreviations acts as short form of words or phrases.
Example:
WTC – World Trade Center
ATM – Any Time Money
CBSE – Central Board of Secondary Education
When you code this tag for a particular word, then it shows the expanded form of the word when you mouse-over it.
Syntax:
<abbr title=”expanded form of word/phrase“>word/phrase</abbr>;
In the example below, when you move your mouse over “WTC”, it shows ‘World Trade Center’.
Example
<p>The <abbr title="World Trade Center">WTC</abbr> situated in New York City.</p> <p>The collapse of the towers spread dust across New York City and left hundreds of thousands of tons of debris at the site.</p>
Default CSS Value
display: inline;
How Browser will display
INLINE.
Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5
| HTML4 | XHTML | HTML5 |
|---|---|---|
| None | NA | None |
Attributes used with this tag
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| title | To show the expanded form of the word or phrase when the user mouse-over it. |
Note/Info The <acronym> tag is similar to <abbr> tag but HTML5 does not support the <acronym> tag.
title attribute is optional but it is recommended to code this to show the expanded form of the phrase.
title attribute is optional but it is recommended to code this to show the expanded form of the phrase.
Global Attributes
The <abbr> tag supports Global attributes.
Event Attributes
The <abbr> tag supports Event attributes.
Supporting Browsers
Related Tags
<acronym>.