HTML <acronym> tag

Definition and Usage

The <acronym> tag defines an acronym.

An acronym can be spoken as if it were a word, example NATO, NASA, ASAP, GUI.

By marking up acronyms you can give useful information to browsers, spellcheckers, screen readers, translation systems and search-engines.

Browser Support

The <acronym> tag is supported in all major browsers.

Note: The <acronym> tag is not supported in IE 5.5 or earlier versions.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

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Tips and Notes

Tip: The title attribute is used to show the full version of the expression when you mouse over the abbreviation.

Standard Attributes

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

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