Abbreviations

The <abbr> element uses tooltips to define an abbreviation or an acronym. Using this element gives useful information to browsers, translation systems and search-engines.

HTML file: Displayed by browser:
<p>The <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in 1948.</p>

The WHO was founded in 1948.

Hey, this is so cool! Just hover your mouse cursor over the acronym to see what it stands for! Apparently this replaces the <acronym> tag used in the older version of HTML.

Back buttonTable of ContentsNext button