Last Updated on May 4, 2023 by Roshan Parihar
HTML abbr tag is used to show abbreviations or short form in web pages. Add title attribute to abbr tag to show the full form of the abbreviation.
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<abbr title="International Cricket Council">ICC</abbr> promotes the global game. |
Output
The syntax of the <abbr> tag in HTML 5 is given below:
Syntax
<abbr title=”full form of abbreviated text”>Abbreviated text…</abbr>
Note: Add
title attribute to the <abbr> tag to show the full form of the abbreviated text content on mouse hover.The above syntax shows the places to add abbreviated text and its full form in title attribute. It has both start and end tag in HTML document. Hover over the abbreviated text to see the full form.
Specifications of HTML <abbr>:
| Start Tag | <abbr> |
|---|---|
| End Tag | </abbr> |
| Content Type | text |
Global Attributes
The <abbr> tag supports the global attributes in HTML 5.
Events Attributes
The <abbr> tag supports the event attributes in HTML 5.
Supported Browsers
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Internet Explorer
- Safari
- Firefox
- Opera