HTML DOM title attribute

titleThe attribute sets or returns the value of the element's title attribute.

The title attribute specifies suggested information about the element.

When the mouse hovers over an element, the information is usually displayed in the 'tooltip' popup window.

Syntax:

Return the title of the element:

HTMLElement.title

Set the title of the element:

HTMLElement.title = newTitle

Example

var x = document.getElementById("myLink").title;

All browsers fully support the title attribute:

Attribute
title	Is	Is	Is	Is	Is

Value	Description
newTitle	The tooltip text of the element

Return Value:	A string representing the title of the element
DOM Version:	DOM Level1

Change the title of <p> element:

Example

document.getElementById("para").title = "Inserted New Title";