---
title: Abbreviation
description: >-
  Displays abbreviated text or acronyms, revealing their full meaning or
  additional context through a tooltip on hover or focus. Use to clarify
  shortened terms, initialisms, or technical language without interrupting the
  reading flow.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: customer-account-ui-extensions
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer-account-ui-extensions/2026-01/web-components/typography-and-content/abbreviation
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer-account-ui-extensions/2026-01/web-components/typography-and-content/abbreviation.md
---

# Abbreviation

Displays abbreviated text or acronyms, revealing their full meaning or additional context through a tooltip on hover or focus. Use to clarify shortened terms, initialisms, or technical language without interrupting the reading flow.

### Support Targets (24)

### Supported targets

* customer-account.​footer.​render-after
* customer-account.​order-index.​announcement.​render
* customer-account.​order-index.​block.​render
* customer-account.​order-status.​announcement.​render
* customer-account.​order-status.​block.​render
* customer-account.​order-status.​cart-line-item.​render-after
* customer-account.​order-status.​cart-line-list.​render-after
* customer-account.​order-status.​customer-information.​render-after
* customer-account.​order-status.​fulfillment-details.​render-after
* customer-account.​order-status.​payment-details.​render-after
* customer-account.​order-status.​return-details.​render-after
* customer-account.​order-status.​unfulfilled-items.​render-after
* customer-account.​order.​action.​menu-item.​render
* customer-account.​order.​action.​render
* customer-account.​order.​page.​render
* customer-account.​page.​render
* customer-account.​profile.​addresses.​render-after
* customer-account.​profile.​announcement.​render
* customer-account.​profile.​block.​render
* customer-account.​profile.​company-details.​render-after
* customer-account.​profile.​company-location-addresses.​render-after
* customer-account.​profile.​company-location-payment.​render-after
* customer-account.​profile.​company-location-staff.​render-after
* customer-account.​profile.​payment.​render-after

## Properties

* **id**

  **string**

  A unique identifier for the element.

* **title**

  **string**

  **Default: ''**

  Defines the full expansion of the abbreviation or acronym.

  Helps user agents and users understand the meaning of the abbreviated text.

Examples

## Preview

![](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/development/assets/assets/images/templated-apis-screenshots/checkout-ui-extensions/2025-10/abbreviation-default-DcP2xOyz.png)

### Examples

* #### Code

  ##### Default

  ```html
  <s-abbreviation title="United States Dollar">USD</s-abbreviation>
  ```