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HTML DOM Abbreviation Object

HTML Web Development Front End Technology

The <abbr> element is used in HTML to display abbreviations. The Abbreviation object represent this <abbr> element.

In the below example, we will learn how to access an abbreviation object −

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
<abbr id="myid" title="Board of Control for Cricket in India">BCCI</abbr>
<button onclick="display()">Display the abbreviation title</button>
<p id="demo">Abbreviation Title<script>
   function display() {
      var a = document.getElementById("myid").title;
      document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = a;
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>