HTML 4 acronym Tag

Obsolete in HTML5
This tag is obsolete in HTML5, so it's best to avoid using it.

The HTML acronym tag is used for indicating an acronym.

This element is not included in HTML 5 because it has created lots of confusion. Use the <abbr> tag instead.

Example

 
<acronym title="Computerized Axial Tomography">CAT</acronym>

Attributes specific to this tag:
None
Other Attributes:
Attribute	Description
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
class	Document wide identifier.
id	Document wide identifier
lang	Language code
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip").
style	Inline style (CSS)
onclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
ondbclick	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousedown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseover	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmousemove	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onmouseout	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeypress	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeydown	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)
onkeyup	Intrinsic event (see event handlers)

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She went in for a <acronym title="Computerized Axial Tomography">CAT</acronym> scan.

The information on this page is based on HTML version 4.01. Most modern browsers now support HTML5.

See this list of HTML tags for the latest list of HTML elements.