How to get the show anchor tag title on mouseover in css3.

# CSS

Ravi Baghel · 13 Oct 2022

Introduction

In this article, we will show you how to show anchor tag titles on mouseover in css3.

CSS3 offers a straightforward way to display hover titles for anchor tags. By adding a "title" attribute to the anchor tag and using CSS selectors, we can define the appearance of the hover title. When users hover over the link, a text box appears with the specified title text. We can customize the font size, color, and background color to make the hover title informative and visually appealing. This enhances the user experience on our website.

What are Anchor Tags?

Anchor tags, denoted by the <a> opening and </a> closing tags in HTML, create hyperlinks within web pages. They allow users to navigate to different sections of a webpage or external websites by clicking on the specified link.

Exploring the Purpose of Anchor Tag Title

The Role of the Anchor Tag Title The title attribute associated with anchor tags serves as additional information about the hyperlink. It provides a tooltip or a text description when the user hovers their mouse over the link. The purpose of the anchor tag title is to give a brief explanation or context about the link's destination.

Displaying Anchor Tag Title on Mouseover using CSS3

CSS3 Code for Tooltip Display To show the anchor tag's title as a tooltip on mouseover, we can leverage CSS3 capabilities. We'll use the: hover pseudo-class and the content property to achieve this effect.

In this article, we will show you how to show anchor tag titles on mouseover in css3. Let's start by creating some markup for the links. We need to give it a title which will be the show content. like this

html

<div class="container">
    <a href="#" title="Magento 2 is the latest upgrade of Magento...">MAGENTO</a>
    <a href="#" title="Laravel is a web application framework with expressive...">LARAVEL</a>
</div>

Our next task is to establish basic styling for our show content in the following manner.

html

<style type="text/css">
    .container{
         counter-reset: cnt;
         position:relative;
         text-align:center;
         padding:20px 0;
         width:600px;
         height: 70px;
         margin: 0 auto;
    }
    .container a{
         display:inline-block;
         padding:5px 10px;
         background-color:#78CCD2;
         color:#186C72;
         border-radius:4px;
         margin:3px;
         width: 20%;
         text-decoration: none;
         behavior: url(pie.htc);
    }  
    .container a:before{
         position:absolute;
         bottom:0;
         left:0;
         width:100%;
         content:attr(title);
         color:#666;
         opacity:0;      
         -webkit-transition:opacity 0.4s;
         transition:opacity 0.4s;
    }
    .container a:hover:before{
         opacity:1;
    }
</style>

Now you can test the anchor tag title on mouseover.

Customization Options We'll provide suggestions for customizing the tooltip's appearance, such as changing the background color, text color, and font size or adding additional styling to match your website's design.

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Ravi Baghel

Frontend Developer

A professional frontend developer with 5 years of experience who excels in tackling complex challenges. Their expertise focuses on creating SEO- and mobile-friendly products that fit customer needs. He works closely with fellow front-end engineers, helping to adopt best practices and stay abreast of new technologies.

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