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HTML <acronym> Tag

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This tag is not supported in HTML5, use the <abbr> tag instead.

Description

The <acronym> HTML element indicates that the text is an acronym. Unlike the abbreviation, an acronym is an established abbreviation that is used as an independent word or text.

Properties

Permitted Parents
Any element that accepts phrasing content
Content
Inline and text
Start/End Tags
Start tag: required, End tag: required

Example

Most web page editors are <acronym title="What You See Is What You Get">WYSIWYG</acronym>

Attributes

None

Global Attributes

None

Event Attributes

None

Browser Support

The following information will show you the current browser support for the HTML <acronym> tag. Hover over a browser icon to see the version that first introduced support for this HTML tag.

Browser support for this tag is currently unknown.
Desktop
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Tablets & Mobile
Chrome Android
Firefox Android
Opera Android
Safari iOS
Samsung Internet
Android WebView
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Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019

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