# Custom abbreviations in DocStringExtensions

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-abbreviations-in-docstringextensions/49964>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** documentation\
**Created:** [November 11, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-abbreviations-in-docstringextensions/49964 "2020-11-11T03:33:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![cadojo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cadojo/32/25328_2.png) [@cadojo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cadojo)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-abbreviations-in-docstringextensions/49964/1 "2020-11-11T03:33:34Z")

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I’m hoping to define a custom `DocStringExtensions.Abbreviation`, as instructed [here](https://github.com/JuliaDocs/Documenter.jl/issues/1473). Are custom Abbreviations defined in _my_ package? Or does that require me to fork `DocStringExtensions`, and define a new abbreviation there?

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**Author:** ![fredrikekre](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/fredrikekre/32/1688_2.png) [@fredrikekre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/fredrikekre)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/custom-abbreviations-in-docstringextensions/49964/2 "2020-11-11T07:39:26Z")

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You can define it in your package, but if you think it is generally useful for others you can of course contribute the changes.