HTML title Attribute
Example
Use of the title attribute in an HTML document:
<p><abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in 1948.</p>
<p title="Free Web tutorials">W3Schools.com</p>
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Definition and Usage
The title attribute specifies extra information about an element.
The information is most often shown as a tooltip text when the mouse moves over the element.
The title attribute can be used on any HTML element (it will
validate on any HTML element. However, it is not necessarily useful).
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| title | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
<element title="text">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| text | A tooltip text for an element |
Related Pages
HTML Tutorial: HTML Attributes
HTML DOM Reference: HTML DOM title Property
CSS Tutorial: CSS Tooltips
