Template:Abbr/doc

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

Warning:

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

{{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.

Compatibility	Markup	Renders as
Compatible	[[meta:Wikimedia Foundation|{{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|WMF}}]]	WMF
Less compatible	{{abbr|Wikimedia Foundation|[[meta:Wikimedia Foundation|WMF]]}}	WMF

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.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Meaning	1	Shows as tooltip. Example Wikimedia Foundation	String	suggested
Abbreviation	2	Shows as regular text on the page. Example WMF	Content	suggested

See also

• {{Clarify }}, which produces the inline superscript like this: