{{abbr}} is used to define an abbreviation or acronym by creating a tooltip that is displayed on mouse-over. The template uses the HTML <abbr> element and is supported by most browsers.

{{abbr}} takes two unnamed parameters, in order:

  • short form: shows as text
  • long form: shows as the tooltip

Named parameters:

  • IPA or i: Applies {{IPA}} to fix strings in the International Phonetic Alphabet rendered in Internet Explorer on Windows XP.
  • unicode or u: applies {{unicode}} to fix strings in Unicode rendered in Internet Explorer on Windows XP.
  • class: adds an HTML class
  • id: adds an HTML id

Examples

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Markup Renders as
{{abbr|MSLP|Mean Sea Level Pressure}}
MSLP

When hovering over the text "MSLP" then something like Mean Sea Level Pressure will appear as a tooltip in most browsers. Popular screen readers, used by visually impaired readers, display the long form in a different way.

Markup Renders as
{{abbr|pȅći • пе̏ћи|to say}}
pȅći • пе̏ћи
{{abbr|pȅći • пе̏ћи|to say|unicode}}
pȅći • пе̏ћи
Markup Renders as
{{abbr|UK|United Kingdom|class=country-name|id=foobar}}
UK

Accessibility concerns

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This template is intended for use with abbreviations; it is not intended to be a tool for generating tooltips. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines contain guidelines for using the <abbr> element generated by this template; see section H28: Providing definitions for abbreviations by using the abbr and acronym elements.

Redirects

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The following template names redirect to this one:

Template data

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This is the TemplateData documentation for the template used by the new VisualEditor.

Abbr

This template defines an abbreviation or acronym by creating a tooltip that is displayed on mouse-over.

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Short form1

Shows as text

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Long form2

Shows as a tooltip

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IPAIPA

Applies {{IPA}} to fix strings in the International Phonetic Alphabet rendered in Internet Explorer on Windows XP

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Unicodeunicode

Applies {{unicode}} to fix strings in Unicode rendered in Internet Explorer on Windows XP

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Classclass

Adds an HTML class

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IDid

Adds an HTML id

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See also

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