HTML <acronym> Element
The <acronym> element defines an acronym. An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a name or group of words
such as radar (radio detection and ranging) or ABBA (Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Anni-Frid).
Using this element doesn't immediately change what is displayed on the screen. i.e.
Displays as:
World War II saw the birth of the radar system.
But as with the <abbr> element it can be used in conjunction with the title attribute to display the full length version:
Gives:
World War II saw the birth of the radar system.
Mouse over the word radar above and the full length version is displayed unlike in the example where the title attribute is not used.
NOTE:The <acronym> element has not been included in the HTML 5 specification because it has created a lot of
confusion. Use instead the <abbr> element.
<acronym> Attributes
- CORE AND LANGUAGE ATTRIBUTES - class, id, title, style, dir, lang
- MOUSE AND KEYBOARD EVENT ATTRIBUTES - onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmouseout, onmousemove, onkeydown, onkeyup, onkeypress