HTML-Lesson 20

Other tags--abbr to bdo

The 'abbr' tag

The abbr tag is used to give the full text of an abbreviation. E.G.

<abbr text="Random Access Memory">RAM</abbr>
gives:
RAM

The 'acronym' tag

The 'acronym' tag is used to reveal the full versions of acronyms. E.G.

<acronym title="Random Access Memory">RAM</acronym>
gives:
RAM
Try moving the mouse pointer over the above.

The 'address' tag

The address tag is used to display a web author's address. Its effect is to display the address in italics.

<address>MacLeod's Cottage, Clachtoll, IV27 4JD.</address>
gives:

MacLeod's Cottage, Clachtoll, IV27 4JD.

The 'base' tag

The base tag is used in the 'head' section of a web page to specify a pathname for relative urls. It applies to all such relative urls on the page. E.G.

<base href="the common part of the relative urls">

Bdo

The bdo tag reverses the order of the characters.E.G.

Able was I ere I saw Elba <br />
<bdo dir="rtl">Able was I ere I saw Elba</bdo>
Gives:
Able was I ere I saw Elba
Able was I ere I saw Elba