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diff --git a/docs/extensions/abbreviations.md b/docs/extensions/abbreviations.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d580d56 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/extensions/abbreviations.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +title: Abbreviations Extension + +Abbreviations +============= + +Summary +------- + +The Abbreviations extension adds the ability to define abbreviations. +Specifically, any defined abbreviation is wrapped in an `<abbr>` tag. + +The Abbreviations extension is included in the standard Markdown library. + +Syntax +------ + +Abbreviations are defined using the syntax established in +[PHP Markdown Extra][php]. + +[php]: http://www.michelf.com/projects/php-markdown/extra/#abbr + +Thus, the following text (taken from the above referenced PHP documentation): + +```md +The HTML specification +is maintained by the W3C. + +*[HTML]: Hyper Text Markup Language +*[W3C]: World Wide Web Consortium +``` + +will be rendered as: + +```html +<p>The <abbr title="Hyper Text Markup Language">HTML</abbr> specification +is maintained by the <abbr title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr>.</p> +``` + +Usage +----- + +See [Extensions](index.md) for general extension usage, specify `markdown.extensions.abbr` +as the name of the extension. + +This extension does not accept any special configuration options. |