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| − | The '''title text''' | + | 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]]). |
| − | It can be accessed | + | It can be accessed in many ways: |
| + | * By hovering the mouse pointer over the image on the main site; | ||
| + | * By clicking the "<sup>(alt-text)</sup>" button next to the comic title on the [https://m.xkcd.com mobile site]; | ||
| + | * By viewing the [[Transcript|official transcript]] of the comics; | ||
| + | * By installing a [[Browser helpers|browser helper]] | ||
| − | Randall uses the | + | 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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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".
