The HTMLElement.title property represents the title of the element, the text usually displayed in a 'tool tip' popup when the mouse is over the displayed node.
If a node does not have a title attribute, then the default action is to inherit it from its parent node, which in turn may inherit it from its parent node, etc.
<div title="CoolTip">
<div title="">mouse over here will popup "CoolTip"</div>
<div title=" ">mouse over here will popup nothing"</div>
</div>SyntaxEdit
var str = element.title;
element.title = str;ExampleEdit
button1.title = "click to refresh";SpecificationsEdit
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'title' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification The definition of 'title' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'title' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibilityEdit
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
See alsoEdit
- The HTML title global attribute.