[Docutils-develop] [docutils:feature-requests] #96 <abbr> abbreviations tag

[Günter M. <mi...@us...>]

The `<abbr>` tag is already supported by the HTML5 writer, see https://docutils.sourceforge.io/test/functional/expected/standalone_rst_html5.html#text-level-semantics and the source
https://docutils.sourceforge.io/test/functional/input/data/html5-text-level-tags.txt.

However, there is currently no way to specify the expansion (the "title"). rST inline roles syntax is not suited for cases requiring 2 arguments (here, the title and the abbreviation).
Unfortunately, there is no clear solution:
https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/dev/rst/alternatives.html#parameterized-interpreted-text


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**[feature-requests:#96] <abbr> abbreviations tag**

**Status:** open
**Group:** Default
**Created:** Wed Jul 12, 2023 06:19 AM UTC by toastal
**Last Updated:** Wed Jul 12, 2023 06:31 AM UTC
**Owner:** nobody


I would like to see inline support for `<abbr>` tags.

> The `abbr` element represents an abbreviation or acronym, optionally with its expansion. The `title` attribute may be used to provide an expansion of the abbreviation. The attribute, if specified, must contain an expansion of the abbreviation, and nothing else.

https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/text-level-semantics.html#the-abbr-element

These are useful for jargon-heavy content like documentation and can help with accessibility.


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