Use of the title attribute in an HTML document:
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.
Attribute | |||||
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title | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
In HTML5, the title attribute can be used on any HTML element (it will validate on any HTML element. However, it is not necessarily useful).
In HTML 4.01, the title attribute cannot be used with: <base>, <head>, <html>, <meta>, <param>, <script>, <style>, and <title>.
Value | Description |
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text | A tooltip text for an element |
HTML Tutorial: HTML Attributes
HTML DOM Reference: HTML DOM title Property