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How do screen readers read <abbr> tags?

左心房为你撑大大i 提交于 2021-01-02 06:28:08
问题 I learned that the <abbr> tag is supposed to be interpreted by screen readers in a way that its title attribute would replace its content when read by a screen reader. However, when I try that, neither MacOS (Firefox and Safari) Voiceover nor NVDA (Windows 10, Edge and Firefox) work that way. Here's the relevant code part: ... bla bla bla <abbr title="nervus">N.</abbr> peronaeus ... (that's a medical expression) IMO this should be read as "... bla bla bla nervus peronaeus ...", but it's read

How do screen readers read <abbr> tags?

為{幸葍}努か 提交于 2021-01-02 06:25:07
问题 I learned that the <abbr> tag is supposed to be interpreted by screen readers in a way that its title attribute would replace its content when read by a screen reader. However, when I try that, neither MacOS (Firefox and Safari) Voiceover nor NVDA (Windows 10, Edge and Firefox) work that way. Here's the relevant code part: ... bla bla bla <abbr title="nervus">N.</abbr> peronaeus ... (that's a medical expression) IMO this should be read as "... bla bla bla nervus peronaeus ...", but it's read

Can an abbr tag's title be styled?

百般思念 提交于 2019-12-18 15:43:24
问题 Take the following code: <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> Can we style an abbr tag's title? So that instead of a custom tooltip we can use title? 回答1: If you mean style the actual text that pops up, no you can't style that with CSS; it's browser-specific. Javascript-based tooltips would be the way I would handle it, since it allows to have more control over this behavior. 回答2: Actually, Alex Mcp’s answer is incorrect. It is entirely possible to do this with CSS for modern

Can an abbr tag's title be styled?

本秂侑毒 提交于 2019-11-30 13:06:03
Take the following code: <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> Can we style an abbr tag's title? So that instead of a custom tooltip we can use title? Alex Mcp If you mean style the actual text that pops up, no you can't style that with CSS; it's browser-specific. Javascript-based tooltips would be the way I would handle it, since it allows to have more control over this behavior. DigiKev Actually, Alex Mcp’s answer is incorrect. It is entirely possible to do this with CSS for modern browsers. However, a fallback for older browsers with JavaScript may be used. abbr { position: