HTML <acronym> tag represents full version (full name) of an acronym when mouse over the defined text. It helps web browsers to display an important information like full names.
Note: HTML <acronym> tag is not supported now in HTML5. You can use same featured <abbr> tag instead.
Sample Code
Sample Result
mouse hover on HTML
Standard Attributes Support
HTML <acronym> tag supports mostly all HTML Attributes. Following are some most common attributes that are used by <acronym> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| class | user_defined | Represents a style for an element which is used in CSS style sheet |
| id | user_defined | Represents unique id for an element |
| lang | lang_code | Represents the language of the element for it’s content |
| style | css_properties | Represents an inline style for an element for e.g style=”color:red;text-decoration:underline;” |
| title | user_defined | Represents a tooltip information for an elements like img, a, abbr etc |
Event Attributes Support
The “script” is invoked when a certain “event” occurs. Each event handler content attribute deals with a different event. HTML <acronym> tag supports mostly all HTML Event Attributes. Following are some most common event attributes that are used by <acronym> tag. You can get more details about available HTML Event Attributes here.
| Attribute | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| onblur | script | Event fires immediately after the specified element loses focus |
| onclick | script | Event fires immediately when mouse clicked on the specified element |
| ondblclick | script | Event fires immediately when mouse double-click on the specified element |
| onfocus | script | Event fires immediately after the specified element gets focus |
| onkeydown | script | Event fires immediately when user is pressing a down key from keyboard |
| onkeypress | script | Event fires immediately when user presses a key from keyboard |
| onkeyup | script | Event fires immediately when user releases a key from keyboard |
| onload | script | Event fires immediately after page load |
| onmousedown | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer gets down from an element |
| onmousemove | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseout | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer gets out from an element |
| onmouseover | script | Event fires immediately when mouse pointer moves over an element |
| onmouseup | script | Event fires immediately when a mouse pointer is released over an element |
| onselect | script | Event fires immediately after the specified element gets selected |
| onunload | script | Event fires immediately after page unloaded or web browser’s window has been closed |
