ABBR Description:
The ABBR tag encloses content that is an abbreviation, such as CA for California or inc. for incorporated.
ABBR Web Browser Support:
- Chrome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Firefox 1, 2, 3
- Internet Explorer 7, 8
- Netscape 6, 7, 8
- Opera 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Safari 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
HTML Versions
ABBR Attributes:
Global attributes, event attributes and:
- No additional attributes
ABBR End Tag:
ABBR Contents:
CDATA Text abbreviations. The following tags are valid within the ABBR tag:
a,
acronym,
applet,
b,
basefont,
bdo,
big,
button,
cite,
code,
dfn,
em,
font,
i,
iframe,
kbd,
label,
object,
pre,
q,
s,
samp,
script,
select,
small,
span,
strike,
strong,
sub,
sup,
textarea,
u,
var
ABBR Valid Context:
The ABBR tag is valid within the following tags:
a,
acronym,
address,
applet,
b,
bdo,
big,
blockquote,
body,
button,
caption,
center,
cite,
code,
dd,
del,
dfn,
div,
dt,
em,
fieldset,
font,
form,
h1,
h2,
h3,
h4,
h5,
h6,
i,
iframe,
ins,
kbd,
label,
legend,
li,
noframes,
noscript,
object,
p,
pre,
q,
s,
samp,
small,
span,
strike,
strong,
sub,
sup,
td,
th,
tt,
u,
var
ABBR Usage:
a standard abbreviation
<abbr title="Washington">WA</abbr> is the state I live in.
See how the ABBR tag works in a web page.
ABBR Special Notes:
- Abbreviations are distinct from acronyms. Abbreviations typically shorten just one word, usually by using the first part of the word.
- Not all browsers currently display the title when the mouse is over the abbreviation.
- Some browsers display a pop-up window, others display the information in the properties of the element (seen by right-clicking or option-clicking on the element).
