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Usage

Values

Elements

You can use the abbr attribute on the following elements:

• <td>
• <th>

Browser compatibility

Compatibility table legend

| Test | IE8 | IE7 | IE6 | FF3 | FF2 | Saf3 | Op9 | Chrome | |:---------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:--------|:---------|:--------|:-----------| | th.abbr reflects <th abbr="foo"> | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |

Further reading

• The abbr attribute in HTML 4
• The abbr attribute on MSDN