HTMLElement.title
The HTMLElement.title
property
represents the title of the element: the text usually displayed in a 'tooltip' popup
when the mouse is over the node.
Syntax
var str = element.title;
element.title = str;
Example
const link = document.createElement('a');
link.innerText = 'grapes';
link.href = 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape';
link.title = 'Wikipedia page on grapes';
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
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. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification. |
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification The definition of 'title' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- The HTML title global attribute.