The <abbr> defines abbreviations. Abbreviations acts as short form of words or phrases.
Example: WTC – World Trade Center ATM – Any Time Money CBSE – Central Board of Secondary Education
When you code this tag for a particular word, then it shows the expanded form of the word when you mouse-over it.
Syntax: <abbr title=”expanded form of word/phrase“>word/phrase</abbr>;
In the example below, when you move your mouse over “WTC”, it shows ‘World Trade Center’.
Example
<p>The <abbrtitle="World Trade Center">WTC</abbr> situated in New York City.</p><p>The collapse of the towers spread dust across New York City and left hundreds of thousands of tons of debris at the site.</p>