Difference between revisions of "Title text"
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| + | The '''title text''' (AKA {{w|tooltip}} or {{w|mouseover}} 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 (see, for example, [[5: Blown apart]]). It can be accessed by hovering the mouse pointer over the image on the main site, or by clicking the Alt Text button near the comic title on the mobile site (m.xkcd.com). | ||
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"}}). | 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"}}). | ||
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When using a device that cannot display the title text, it can be found in the [[Transcript on xkcd]]. | When using a device that cannot display the title text, it can be found in the [[Transcript on xkcd]]. | ||
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Revision as of 07:13, 14 October 2020
The title text (AKA tooltip or mouseover text) is an 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 (see, for example, 5: Blown apart). It can be accessed by hovering the mouse pointer over the image on the main site, or by clicking the Alt Text button near the comic title on the mobile site (m.xkcd.com).
Randall uses the 'title' attribute rather than the 'alt' attribute in the HTML sources (cf. Wikipedia's entry on "Alt text"). Accessing the comics feed and api data, the 'alt' text is labeled at 'alt'. [[1]] [[2]]
When using a device that cannot display the title text, it can be found in the Transcript on xkcd.
