Template:Abbr

Template documentation

{{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.

Usage

{{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

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.

Accessibility concerns

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

The following template names redirect to this one:

• {{Define}}
• {{Explain}}
• {{Tooltip}}

See also

• {{Abbrlink}}- applies a wikilink to the content
• {{R-phrase}}- generates the abbreviation for an EU R-phrase with a tooltip of the full text and a link to the description in List of R-phrases.
• {{Clarify}}