HTML <acronym> tag

Definition and Usage

The <acronym> tag defines the start of an acronym, like "NATO". By marking up acronyms you can give useful information to browsers, spell checkers, translation systems and search-engine indexers.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Browser Support

The tag is supported in all major browsers.

Note: Not supported in IE 5.5 or earlier versions.

Tips and Notes

Tip: In some browsers the title attribute can be used to show the full version of the expression when you are holding the mouse over the acronym.

Example

Standard Attributes

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

Try-It-Yourself Demos

Abbreviations and acronyms
How to handle an abbreviation and an acronym.

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