ABBR Attribute | abbr Property

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Sets or retrieves abbreviated text for the object.

Syntax

HTML<ELEMENT ABBR = sAbbr... >
Scriptingobject.abbr(v) [ = sAbbr ]

Possible Values

sAbbrString that specifies or receives abbreviated text.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

This property can be used for rendering to non-visual media such as speech or Braille.

There is no functionality implemented for this property unless defined by the author.

Standards Information

This property is defined in HTML 4.0 Non-Microsoft link and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

TD, TH