How deeply does Web Design Playground, Second Edition cover title attribute?

Defines the attribute and demonstrates two uses, but stops short of discussing browser differences or advanced accessibility guidance.

Title attribute

As explained in Web Design Playground, Second Edition

The HTML title attribute supplies advisory text that browsers may display as a tooltip for an element.

The title attribute adds optional advisory text to an HTML element. Browsers may show its value as a tooltip when the pointer hovers over the element. section 6.1 section 16.1

Use title when a short hover hint adds useful context:

Add it to an image to describe the logo or other hover text. section 6.1
Add it to an abbreviation to provide the full term or acronym expansion. section 16.1

A title on an image and an abbreviation

<img src="/images/atomic-logo.png" alt="Atomic Web Design logo" title="Logo for Atomic Web Design"> <abbr title="fear of missing out">FOMO</abbr> Hover over either item to see the browser’s tooltip. section 6.1 section 16.1

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Related concepts

abbr elementused by · The HTML abbr element marks text as an abbreviation or acronym and may associate it with an expanded form.
img elementconfigures · The HTML img element embeds an image resource in a document.
tooltipproduces · A tooltip is a transient interface label that displays brief contextual information near an associated element during interaction.
attributekind of · An attribute is a named property, value, or piece of information associated with an entity, object, or program element.
title elementcontrasts with · The HTML title element specifies a document’s title, which browsers and other technologies use in tabs, history, bookmarks, search results, and accessibility contexts.

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