acronym
acronym
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Summary
The acronym element (<acronym>) indicates an abbreviation or a word formed by the initial letter or letters (or major parts) of a compound term.
Overview Table
| DOM Interface | HTMLElement |
|---|
The acronym element is a type of phrasing content that exists at the sub-paragraph level. It may not contain block-level elements.
This element is obsolete in HTML5. Use the abbr element instead.
HTML information
| Closing Tag | required |
|---|---|
| CSS Display | inline |
Examples
The following example shows how to use the acronym element. A title attribute should be included for accessibility.
<acronym title="North Atlantic Treaty Organization">NATO</acronym>
Related specifications
| Specification | Status | Related Changes |
|---|---|---|
| HTML 4.01 Specification | W3C Recommendation |
Compatibility
Desktop
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Mobile
| Feature | Android | BlackBerry | Chrome for mobile | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Opera Mini | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
See also
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