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
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
title | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android Full support 4.4 | Chrome Android Full support 18 | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
See also
- The HTML title global attribute.