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3 Uncommon but useful HTML elements

JS Bits Bill on October 20, 2021

1) <abbr> The abbreviation <abbr> element is used to represent an acronym or abbreviation. If you include a title attribute, the text...
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Philippe Arteau

<abbr title=""></abbr> works on dev.to markdown editor. Thanks for the tip.

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JS Bits Bill

That's awesome, didn't know that!

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Philippe Arteau

I have update my latest post to make use of this trick. 😂

abbr tag on markdown

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JS Bits Bill

Sick!! 😎

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UchiTesting

Yes. I use it in my notes for acronyms of all sort. I was initially looking for a dedicated markdown syntax but I did not find and this exists. HTML is allowed in markdown so it's cool.

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Chris Hansen

This just gave me some SERIOUS WoW nostalgia!

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JS Bits Bill

Haha. After making that hero image I felt the urge myself!

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Rammina

I love the cover photo!

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chimaeugene

Thanks for the information. Appreciate

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kawillrich

Thanks for shedding light on these uncommon elements! Very neat!

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JS Bits Bill

Glad you enjoyed!