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<abbr> Description:

Indicates that the content is an abbreviation, such as CA for California or inc. for incorporated.

<abbr> Web Browser Support:

<abbr> Attributes:

All attributes are optional unless indicated.

<abbr> End Tag:

</abbr> REQUIRED

<abbr> Contents:

CDATA Text abbreviations. The following tags are valid within the <abbr> tag:
a, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, 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.
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<abbr> Special Notes:

  • Abbreviations are distinct from acronyms, in that they 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).

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