What is the proper use of the tags <q>, <abbr>, <defn>, <ins>, <del>, and <s>? [closed]

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There are some semantic markup tags that I rarely ever see used.

For instance,

<q>, <abbr>, <defn>, <ins>, <del>, and <s>.

Should such tags be used, and if so, in what context?

Answer 1

<q> tag

The HTML <q> tag is used for indicating short quotations (i.e. quotations that needs to display within a non-quoted paragraph). for long quotations use blockquote element.

Sample Code - q

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<abbr> tag

The HTML <abbr> tag is used for indicating an abbreviation.

Sample Code - abbr

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<dfn> tag

The HTML <dfn> tag is used for indicating a definition. The tag surrounds the word/term being defined.

Sample Code - dfn

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<ins> tag

The HTML <ins> tag is used for markup of inserted text.

Sample Code - ins

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<del> tag

The HTML <del> tag is used for markup of deleted text.

Sample Code - del

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<s> tag

The HTML <s> tag is used for indicating text that is no longer accurate or no longer relevant. For example, it could be used to demonstrate a product that has had its price marked down, whilst still displaying the original price but with a line through the middle.

Sample Code - s

Answer 2

From the HTML Documentation on elements:

• The q element represents phrasing content quoted from another source.
• The abbr element represents an abbreviation or acronym.
• The dfn element represents the defining instance of a term.
• The ins element represents a range of text that has been inserted (added) to a document.
• The del element represents a range of text that has been deleted from a document.
• The s element represents contents that are no longer accurate or no longer relevant and that therefore has been “struck” from the document.