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<ACRONYM>

Indicates text that represents an acronym.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported
Attributes:
ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.

LANG = "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

STYLE = "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).

TITLE = "Text"
The title of the linked resource.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

  • Internet Explorer 4 displays the TITLE text as a "tooltip" banner that appears above the link when you hover the mouse over the link.

Example:
<ACRONYM TITLE="Uniform Resource Locator">URL</ACRONYM>

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