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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML <th> abbr Attribute
Example
Use of the abbr attribute in an HTML table:
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th abbr="Make">Toy manufacturer</th>
<th abbr="Model">Vehicle model</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bruder Toys</td>
<td>Cross Country Vehicle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bruder Toys</td>
<td>DHL Lorry</td>
</tr>
</table>
<tr>
<th abbr="Make">Toy manufacturer</th>
<th abbr="Model">Vehicle model</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bruder Toys</td>
<td>Cross Country Vehicle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Bruder Toys</td>
<td>DHL Lorry</td>
</tr>
</table>
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Browser Support
The abbr attribute has no visual effect in ordinary web browsers, but can be used by screen readers.
Definition and Usage
The <th> abbr attribute is not supported in HTML5.
The abbr attribute specifies a shorter version of the content in a header cell.
Syntax
<th abbr="text">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| text | A short description of the header cell content |
HTML <th> tag
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