HTML title Attribute
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.
Applies to
The title attribute is part of the Global Attributes, and can be used on any HTML element.
| Element | Attribute |
|---|---|
| All HTML elements | title |
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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Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| title | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
