# abbr

Specifies that a string is an abbreviation for a longer word or phrase.

## Platform Support

IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
no | 6.0+ | 1.0+ | 6.0+ | 1.0+

## Example

This example defines "lab" as an abbreviation for "labrador retriever":

    My dog is a <abbr title="labrador retriever">lab</abbr>.

## Remarks

The <abbr></abbr> tag is typically only used in formatting with CSS style sheets and with scripts. Similar to the <acronym></acronym> tag.

## Attribute Detail

Attribute | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
class [class-name]. Example values: header-class, list-element, etc. CSS class assigned to the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
dir Direction of the element text. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
id [element-id] Unique identifier for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
lang [language-code]. Example values: "en" (English), "fr" (French), "es" (Spanish), etc. Language code for the content of the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
style [style-name] Inline style for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
title [text-description] Short text description for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+

## Event Detail

Event | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
onclick Fires when the element is clicked. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
ondblclick Fires when the element is double-clicked. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmousedown Fires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseup Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseover Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmousemove Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onmouseout Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onkeypress Fires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onkeydown Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
onkeyup Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+

## Availability

W3C HTML 4.01

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