Template:Abbr
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The template {{Abbr}} is used to write an abbreviation with its meaning. It is a wrapper for the HTML element <abbr>...</abbr>
, the element used by most web browsers to create a tooltip indicating the meaning of an abbreviation or acronym.
Please note: Do not use {{abbr}}
or <abbr>
to mark up material other than abbreviations or acronyms. Using it to generate tooltips elsewhere is a misuse of the underlying HTML and causes accessibility problems
Usage
Parameter order reversed!
Be aware that, for historical reasons, the order of these parameters is reversed from implementations of {{Abbr}} at most other wikis, including Wikipedia.
The template takes two unnamed parameters.
1
- meaning – the expansion or definition of the abbreviated term; shows as the popup when you hover over the abbreviation. No wikimarkup can be used in this parameter.
2
- abbreviation – the abbreviation, acronym, or initialism to be explained; shows as text, and may use wikimarkup, such as a link to an article about what it refers to.
Example
Markup | Renders as |
---|---|
{{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|WMF}} |
WMF |
Linking must be done a particular way
To wiki-link the abbreviation being marked up by this template, wrap the template in the link, not vice-versa, or the meaning will not appear in some browsers, including Chrome.
Template data
This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.
Abbr
define an abbreviation or acronym, by creating a tooltip that is displayed on mouse-over
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Meaning | 1 | Shows as tooltip
| String | suggested |
Abbreviation | 2 | Shows as regular text on the page
| Content | suggested |
See also
- {{clarify}}, which produces the inline superscript [<span title="<translate> The text in the vicinity of this tag needs clarification or removal of jargon</translate>"><translate> clarification needed</translate>]