Example
Ge the title of an <abbr> element:
var x = document.getElementById("myAbbr").title;
The result of x will be:
World Health Organization
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Definition and Usage
The title property sets or returns the value of the title attribute of an element.
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.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| title | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the title property:
HTMLElementObject.title
Set the title property:
HTMLElementObject.title=text
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| text | A tooltip text for an element |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | A String, representing the title of the element |
|---|
More Examples
Example
Change the title of a <p> element:
document.getElementById("myP").title = "The World's Largest Web Development
Site";
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML title Attribute