short_name - Web app manifests

Type	`String`
Mandatory	No

The short_name member is a string that represents the name of the web application displayed to the user if there is not enough space to display name (e.g., as a label for an icon on the phone home screen). short_name is directionality-capable, which means it can be displayed left-to-right or right-to-left based on the value of the dir and lang manifest members.

Examples

Simple short_name in left-to-right language:

"name": "Awesome application",
"short_name": "Awesome app"

short_name in Arabic, which will be displayed right-to-left:

"dir": "rtl",
"lang": "ar",
"name": "تطبيق رائع",
"short_name": "رائع"

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment	Feedback
Web App Manifest The definition of 'short_name' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.	Web App Manifest Working Group drafts

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`short_name` Experimental	Chrome ?	Edge ?	Firefox ?	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 53 Notes Disabled Full support 53 Notes Disabled Notes By default, used for as the source for "Add to home screen" (see bug 1234558). Disabled From version 53: this feature is behind the `manifest.install.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.: User must explicitly enable this feature.