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

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
title
1
12
1
5.5
≤12.1
3
4.4
18
4
≤12.1
1
1.0

See also

  • The HTML title global attribute.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLElement/title