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HTML <abbr> Tag

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The <abbr> tag defines an abbreviation or an acronym for words.

HTML <abbr> tag


<abbr> define the abbreviation or short form of an element.

The title attribute is used to specify additional information about the element.

It shows information when the mouse moves over the element.

Global attributes

Global attributes may be applied on all elements, although some elements may have no effect on them.

<accesskey>, <class>, <contenteditable>, <contextmenu>, <data-*>, <dir>, <draggable>, <dropzone>, <hidden>, <id>, <lang>, <spellcheck>, <style>, <tabindex>, <title>, <translate>.

Global Event Handler Attributes

Global Event Handler attributes may be applied on all elements, although some elements may have no effect on them.

<onabort>, <onautocomplete>, <onautocompleteerror>, <onblur>, <oncancel>, <oncanplay>, <oncanplaythrough>, <onchange>, <onclick>, <onclose>, <oncontextmenu>, <oncuechange>, <ondblclick>, <ondrag>, <ondragend>, <ondragenter>, <ondragleave>, <ondragover>, <ondragstart>, <ondrop>, <ondurationchange>, <onemptied>, <onended>, <onerror>, <onfocus>, <oninput>, <oninvalid>, <onkeydown>, <onkeypress>, <onkeyup>, <onload>, <onloadeddata>, <onloadedmetadata>, <onloadstart>, <onmousedown>, <onmouseenter>, <onmouseleave>, <onmousemove>, <onmouseout>, <onmouseover>, <onmouseup>, <onmousewheel>, <onpause>, <onplay>, <onplaying>, <onprogress>, <onratechange>, <onreset>, <onresize>, <onscroll>, <onseeked>, <onseeking>, <onselect>, <onshow>, <onsort>, <onstalled>, <onsubmit>, <onsuspend>, <ontimeupdate>, <ontoggle>, <onvolumechange>, <onwaiting>.

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Example

<abbr title="Hyper Text Markup Language">HTML</abbr>
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Sample Code

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Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
      <title>HTML abbr tag example</title>
   </head>
   <body>
       <h2>HTML abbr tag example</h2>
       <p>A <abbr title="Uniform Resource Locator">URL</abbr> is the address of a given unique resource on the web.</p>
       <p>A <abbr title="Uniform Resource Identifier">URI</abbr> is a string of characters that identifies a resource on the web using location, name, or both.</p>       
   </body>
</html>
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