Sets or retrieves abbreviated text for the object.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT ABBR = sAbbr... >
Scripting	object.abbr(v) [ = sAbbr ]

Possible Values

sAbbr

String that specifies or receives abbreviated text.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

This property can be used for rendering to non-visual media such as speech or Braille.

There is no functionality implemented for this property unless defined by the author.

Standards Information

This property is defined in HTML 4.0  and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 .

Applies To

	TD, TH