Hi

Our <abbr> -tag doesn't work in mobile browsers, because there is no "mouse" to hover above.¹

This page https://www.audero.it/blog/2013/12/23/enhancing-the-abbr-element-on-mobile/ suggests a workaround by using fancy CSS code to dynamically enhance abbr-tags to show the message.

<Reveal this spoiler or all in this thread>

I've tested it in my On-Site CSS Markup, but unfortunately I couldn't make it work.

I'm too ignorant about CSS to tell if it ever worked or if I did it wrong.

Interestingly did Corion recently suggest a new HTML way to reveal text on click, using <details><summary> :

Click here to reveal spoiler Here is the hidden content

It would be nice if someone tried to combine the two approaches in a way that clicking on an abbreviation revealed the title text. Such a pure CSS solution has many advantages.

You can use your CSS markup settings for that.

I'm too busy to experiment right now, but wanted at least leave a note for others or for a future me. :)

Cheers Rolf
(addicted to the Perl Programming Language :)
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