#summary The a suppress attribute specifies whether the link should display a focus rectangle when it receives focus.
#labels about-html,is-html-attribute

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== Usage ==

Obsolete, do not use.

== Values ==

This is a stand-alone attribute; its value, if present, must be the same as its name.

== Elements ==

You can use the `suppress` attribute on the following elements:

  * [AElement <a>]
  * [AreaElement <area>]
  * [ImgElement <img>]

== Browser compatibility ==

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|| *Test* || *IE8* || *IE7* || *IE6* || *FF3* || *FF2* || *Saf3* || *Op9* || *Chrome* ||
|| [http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/html/attributes/a-suppress-reflection-test.html a.suppress reflects <a suppress="true">] || N || N || N || N || N || N || Y || N ||

== Further reading ==

  * [http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/html/tagpages/a/a-hyperlink.htm The history of the suppress attribute on blooberry.com]