HTML DOM Element title
Examples
Get the title of an element:
let title = element.title;
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Change the title of an element:
element.title = "The World's Largest Web Development Site";
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Description
The title
property sets or returns the value of an element's title attribute.
The title attribute specifies extra information about an element. It can be shown as a tooltip text when the mouse moves over the element.
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Syntax
Return the title property:
element.title
Set the title property:
element.title = text
Property Value
Value
Description
text
The value for the element's title attribute.
Return Value
Type
Description
String The value of the element's title attribute.
Browser Support
element.title
is supported in all browsers:
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera | IE |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |