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The '''title text''' is an {{w|HTML attribute}} [[Randall]] puts on almost every xkcd image which normally adds something tangentially relevant to the topic of the comic. In some of the early comics, the title text was used to explain the joke (Such as [[5: Blown apart]]). It can be accessed via hovering the mouse pointer over the image on the main site or clicking the Alt Text button on the mobile site.
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[[File:tt.png|right|thumb|The title text for [[2760: Paleontology Museum]]]]
  
Strictly speaking, calling this the 'alt text' is incorrect, as Randall uses the 'title' attribute rather than the 'alt' attribute in the HTML sources (cf. {{w|Wikipedia:Alternative_text_for_images|Wikipedia's entry on "Alt text"}}). But Randall himself refers to it as Alt text in [[45: Schrodinger]] and in his page with details about the comic including Randall's transcript. See more on how to access the title text on a mobile device where hovering is not possible here: [[xkcd#Transcript_on_xkcd|Transcript on xkcd]].
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The '''title text''', also known as {{w|mouseover|mouseover text}} or {{w|tooltip}}, is an {{w|HTML attribute}} [[Randall]] puts on ''[[:Category:No title text|almost]]'' every xkcd comic image which he uses 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 case on a tablet that cannot display the title text, it can be found in the [[Transcript on xkcd]]. xkcd's mobile site (m.xkcd.com) also displays the title text with a button near the comic title.
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It can be accessed in many ways:
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* By hovering the mouse pointer over the image on the main site;
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* By clicking the "<sup>(alt-text)</sup>" button next to the comic title on the [https://m.xkcd.com mobile site];
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* By viewing the [[Transcript|official transcript]] of the comics;
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* By installing a [[Browser helpers|browser helper]]
  
[[File:tt.png|left|The title text for 377: Journal 2]]
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Randall uses the "title" attribute rather than the {{w|Alternative text for images|"alt" attribute}} in the HTML sources. In the [https://xkcd.com/rss.xml comics feed] and [https://xkcd.com/info.0.json API data] the "alt text" is labeled "alt".
  
 
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The title text for [[377: Journal 2]]
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 24 July 2023

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 image which he uses 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).

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".