Date First Published: 1st October 2023
Topic: Web Design & Development
Subtopic: Web Development
Article Type: Computer Terms & Definitions
Difficulty: MediumDifficulty Level: 5/10
Learn more about what the HTML <acronym> tag is in this article.
In HTML, the <acronym> tag is used to define an acronym for a word. An explanation of the word is shown when hovering the mouse over it, which is specified in the title attribute, and most web browsers will apply special styling to text within the <acronym> tag, such as adding a dotted underline or putting in capital letters. This makes the tag useful when shortening a long phrase to give extra information to visitors, search engines, and web browsers. The styling of text in this tag can also be adjusted using CSS.
The <acronym> tag is deprecated and not supported in HTML5 because it creates a lot of confusion between similar, related tags. Although it may still work in modern web browsers, support could be dropped and its usage is discouraged. Instead, the abbr tag should be used to define an abbreviation or acronym.
An example of the acronym tag can be seen below.
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