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- Is title used for accessibility?
- Should I use title attribute?
- Do screen readers read title attribute?
- How is the title attribute exposed to assistive technologies?
Is title used for accessibility?
HTML title attributes are often perceived as an accessibility (and SEO) bonus, but the opposite is true. For screen reader users the content included inside of the title attribute is typically unnecessary, redundant, and possibly not even used.
Should I use title attribute?
The title attribute specifies extra information about an element. The information is most often shown as a tooltip text when the mouse moves over the element. The title attribute can be used on any HTML element (it will validate on any HTML element. However, it is not necessarily useful).
Do screen readers read title attribute?
Access to title attribute information is not supported uniformly by screen readers.
How is the title attribute exposed to assistive technologies?
The title attribute can be spoken by screen readers or displayed as a tool tip for people using screen magnifiers. There must be visual information on the page which allows sighted users to understand the purpose of the form controls and user agents.
