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XHTML 1.1 Element ( Tag ) and Attribute Reference

XHTML 1.1 Reference Index > Text Module Index

The abbr element ( tag )

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abbr: valid parent and child elements

valid parent elements
a, abbr, acronym, address, b, bdo, big, button, caption, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, i, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, object, p, pre, q, samp, small, span, strong, sub, sup, td, th, tt, var
valid child elements
a, abbr, acronym, b, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, del, dfn, em, i, img, input, ins, kdb, label, map, object, q, samp, script, select, small, span, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, var

abbr: valid attributes

by attribute type
Core: class, id, title
Internationalization: dir, xml:lang
Events: onclick, ondblclick, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover, onmouseup

abbr: browser test

The following code sample:

It was 90 degrees <abbr title="Fahrenheit">Fahr.</abbr> today.

appears in your browser as:

It was 90 degrees Fahr. today.