HTML | <td> abbr Attribute

Last Updated : 10 Mar, 2022

The HTML <td> abbr attribute is used to specify the shorter version of the content. This attribute is not supported by HTML 5. It does not describe any visual effect but it is used by screen readers.

Syntax:

<td abbr="text">

Attribute Values:

text: It contains the short description of cell content.

Note : This attribute is not supported by HTML 5.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
  
<head> 
    <title> 
      HTML td abbr Attribute 
  </title> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
  
    <h2>HTML td abbr Attribute</h2> 
  
    <table border="1"> 
        <tr> 
            <th>NAME</th> 
            <th>AGE</th> 
            <th>BRANCH</th> 
        </tr> 
  
        <tr> 
            <td abbr="name of student">BITTU</td> 
            <td abbr="age of student">22</td> 
            <td abbr="branch name">CSE</td> 
        </tr> 
  
        <tr> 
            <td>RAKESH</td> 
            <td>25</td> 
            <td>EC</td> 
        </tr> 
    </table> 
</body> 
  
</html> 