<abbr>

HTML <abbr> Tag

Instance

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head> 
<meta charset="utf-8"> 
<title>php中文网(php.cn)</title> 
</head>
<body>

<p>The <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in 1948.</p>

</body>
</html>

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Browser support

All major browsers support the <abbr> tag.

Note: IE 6 or earlier versions of IE browsers do not support the <abbr> tag.

Tag definition and usage instructions

What does abbr mean?

<abbr> tag is used to represent an abbreviation or acronym, such as "WWW" or "NATO".

By tagging abbreviated words, you can provide useful information to browsers, spell checkers, translation systems, and search engine indexers.

Tips and Notes

Tips:In some browsers, when you move the mouse over an abbreviation with the <abbr> tag/ When an acronym is used, the title attribute of the <abbr> tag can be used to display the full version of the abbreviation/acronym.

Differences between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

None.

Global attributes

<abbr> tag supports HTML global attributes.

Event attributes

<abbr> tag supports HTML event attributes.