The title attribute on an <img> tag adds a tooltip with title text to the image.
Hovering the mouse over the image will display the tooltip.
A title attribute on an <img> tag.
Hover over the image to see the tooltip.
<img src="/img/html/vangogh.jpg"
title="Van Gogh, Self-portrait.">
The title attribute is placed in the <img> tag.
The value can be any string.
Hover the cursor over the button and after a second a tooltip appears.
The title attributes attaches additional information to the <img> element.
The title attribute value can be seen as tooltip.
A tooltips is shown when the mouse hovers over the image.
<img title="value">
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| value |
A string value. A title can span multiple lines by including newline or carriage-return characters: or 
. |
Here is when title support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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