Template:Hover title
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Purpose
This template assigns an HTML title attribute to a given block of text. This causes a tooltip to be displayed when the user hovers over the text with their cursor.
Usage
{{H:title
|spantitle
|label
|link=yes/no (defaults to "no")
|dotted=yes/no (defaults to "yes")
}}
Examples
- {{H:title|Hello|example}} produces example.
- {{H:title|Hello|example|link=yes}} produces example.
- {{H:title|Hello|example|dotted=no}} produces example.
- {{H:title|Hello|example|link=yes|dotted=no}} produces example.
Accessibility issue
This template uses a hover attribute, which is discouraged by Wikipedia:Manual of Style (accessibility)#Text.
For marking abbreviations specifically, please use {{abbr}} instead, because it is accessible to screen reader users.