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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>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>
<p title="Free Web tutorials">W3Schools.com</p>
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Browser Support
The title attribute is supported in all major browsers.
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.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
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>.
Syntax
<element title="text">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| text | A tooltip text for an element |
HTML Global Attributes
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