HTML acronym

HTML Element ACRONYM

Definition and Usage

The <acronym> tag defines an acronym (e.g., WAC, radar, laser, etc.). Do not confuse with an abbreviated form (e.g., WWW, HTTP, URI, Mass., etc.).

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Examples

<p><acronym title="Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation">laser</acronym></p>
<p><acronym lang="fr" title="Communauté économique européenne">CEE</acronym></p>

laser CEE

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Attributes

Optional attributes

None

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

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Tags in Tag

• Fontstyle

TT, I, B, BIG, SMALL

• Phrase

EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, ABBR, ACRONYM

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References

• HTML 4.01 Specification, Phrase elements: EM, STRONG, DFN, CODE, SAMP, KBD, VAR, CITE, ABBR, and ACRONYM

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