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The template {{tl|Abbr}} is used to write an abbreviation with its meaning. It is a wrapper for the HTML element {{tag|abbr}}, the element used by most web browsers to create a tooltip indicating the meaning of an abbreviation or acronym.

{{strong|Please note: Do not use {{tnull|abbr}} or {{tag|abbr|o}} 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 ==
{{warning|1=Be aware that, for historical reasons, the order of these parameters is '''reversed''' from implementations of {{tlx|Abbr}} at most other wikis, including Wikipedia.}}

The template takes two unnamed parameters.

; <code>1</code>
: {{kbd|{{var|meaning}}}} – the expansion or definition of the abbreviated term; shows as the popup when you hover over the <kbd><var>abbreviation</var></kbd>. {{strong|No wikimarkup}} can be used in this parameter.
; <code>2</code>
: {{kbd|{{var|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 ==
<code><nowiki>{{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|WMF}}</nowiki></code> → {{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|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.

{|class="wikitable"
!Compatibility
!Markup
!Renders as
|-
!{{yes|Compatible}}
|<code><nowiki>[[meta:Wikimedia Foundation|{{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|WMF}}]]</nowiki></code>
|[[meta:Wikimedia Foundation|{{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|WMF}}]]
|-
!{{no|Less compatible}}
|<code><nowiki>{{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|[[meta:Wikimedia Foundation|WMF]]}}</nowiki></code>
|{{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|[[meta:Wikimedia Foundation|WMF]]}}
|}

== Template data ==
{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<TemplateData>
{
"description": {
"de": "Abkürzung oder Akronym definieren, und die Erklärung anzeigen wenn der Mauszeiger über dem Text schwebt.",
"en": "Define an abbreviation or acronym, by creating a tooltip that is displayed on mouse-over.",
"pt-br": "Definir uma abreviação ou acrônimo, criando uma dica de ferramenta que é exibida ao passar o mouse."
},
"params": {
"1": {
"label": {
"en": "Meaning",
"de": "Bedeutung",
"pt-br": "Significado"
},
"description": {
"en": "Shows as tooltip.",
"de": "Wird als Tooltip angezeigt.",
"pt-br": "É exibido como uma dica de ferramenta (tooltip)."
},
"type": "string",
"required": false,
"suggested": true,
"example": "Wikimedia Foundation"
},
"2": {
"label": {
"en": "Abbreviation",
"de": "Abkürzung",
"pt-br": "Abreviação"
},
"description": {
"en": "Shows as regular text on the page.",
"de": "Wird regulär präsentiert.",
"pt-br": "É exibida no texto normal da página."
},
"type": "content",
"required": false,
"suggested": true,
"example": "WMF"
}
},
"format": "inline"
}
</TemplateData>

== See also ==
* {{tl|clarify}}, which produces the inline superscript like this: {{clarify}}
<includeonly>{{#ifeq:{{SUBPAGENAME}}|sandbox||

[[Category:Semantic markup templates]]
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