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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This element is obsolete in HTML5.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

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Mobile

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See also

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