How to use short names for "Figure" using the hyperref package

Question

I am using the hyperref package to write a document. I am referencing my figures using autoref{fig:my_figure_label}
As an example:
The results are shown in autoref{fig:termperature_field}

The output is:

The results are shown in Figure 1.

How can I force it to produce short name for the word "Figure" so it appears as "Fig." instead:

The results are shown in Fig. 1.

I appreciate your help.

Skillmon · Accepted Answer

hyperref uses <type>autorefname to determine how to call those.
documentclass[]{article}

usepackage[]{graphicx}
usepackage[]{hyperref}

AtBeginDocument{renewcommandfigureautorefname{Fig.}}

begin{document}
begin{figure}
  centering
  includegraphics{example-image-duck}%
  caption
    {%
      A duck.%
      label{fig:duck}%
    }%
end{figure}

See autoref{fig:duck}.
end{document}

gives what you want:

Don Hosek · Answer

I recommend the cleveref package over hyperref’s autoref. In addition to supporting abbreviated label names out of the box, it provides other useful features as well. texdoc cleveref for the details.

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