HTML abbr tag
HTML <abbr> tag defines abbreviated form of some term. Abbreviation shortens the phrase in which we take the first letter of each word in a phrase.
<p><abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> is a specialised gency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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<p><abbr title="World Health Organization"><a href="http://www.who.int" target="_blank">WHO</a></abbr> is a specialised agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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WHO is a specialised gency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
WHO is a specialised agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Tag Uses
Specific uses of <abbr> tagIn a document, abbreviation annotations can be made. Annotations can be styled using CSS properties or style sheet.
<p> <abbr title="World Wide Web" style="background-color:lightgreen; border:1px solid green;"> WWW </abbr>.</p>
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Tag omission
Both starting and ending tags are necessary for the abbr element.
Global Attributes
All global attributes are applicable on the abbr element.
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