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The '''title text''', also known as {{w|mouseover|mouseover text}} or {{w|tooltip}}, is an {{w|HTML attribute}} [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] puts on almost every xkcd comic to add something tangentially relevant to the topic of the comic. In some of the early comics, the title text was also used to comment on how they were drawn (see [[24: Godel, Escher, Kurt Halsey]] and explain the joke (see [[5: Blown apart]]). In [[:Category:No title text|a few comics]], the title text is missing. | The '''title text''', also known as {{w|mouseover|mouseover text}} or {{w|tooltip}}, is an {{w|HTML attribute}} [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] puts on almost every xkcd comic to add something tangentially relevant to the topic of the comic. In some of the early comics, the title text was also used to comment on how they were drawn (see [[24: Godel, Escher, Kurt Halsey]] and explain the joke (see [[5: Blown apart]]). In [[:Category:No title text|a few comics]], the title text is missing. | ||
Revision as of 08:04, 30 January 2025
The title text for 2760: Paleontology Museum
The title text, also known as mouseover text or tooltip, is an HTML attribute Randall puts on almost every xkcd comic to add something tangentially relevant to the topic of the comic. In some of the early comics, the title text was also used to comment on how they were drawn (see 24: Godel, Escher, Kurt Halsey and explain the joke (see 5: Blown apart). In a few comics, the title text is missing.
It can be accessed in many ways:
- By hovering the mouse pointer over the image on the main site;
- By clicking the "(alt-text)" button next to the comic title on the mobile site;
- By viewing the official transcript of the comics;
- By installing a browser helper
Randall uses the "title" attribute rather than the "alt" attribute in the HTML sources. In the comics feed and API data the "alt text" is labeled "alt".
