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HTML <acronym> Tag

The <acronym> tag is used to show what each letter of the acronym stands for(using the title attribute). This tag is recognised by IE6 so it could be used as an alternative to the abbr tag.

Where/how To Use The <acronym> Tag

Use in head or body section? body
Inline or Block level tag? Inline
HTML Tag Syntax? <start tag>CONTENT</end tag>
XHTML Tag Syntax? <start tag>CONTENT</end tag>

Example

Code Output
<acronym>HTML<acronym>

HTML
<acronym title="Hyper Text Markup Language">HTML<acronym>

HTML

Hold your mouse over the second example and a box will come up with the text: "Hyper Text Markup Language".


Notes

  • Use the title attribute with this tag

  • There are no differences between XHTML and HTML for this tag

Common attributes for the acronym tag

class, style, id, title, dir, xml:lang, lang

Details for Common html Attributes.

Javascript Event attributes for the acronym tag

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

Details for Javascript Event Attributes.


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