<title> — the SVG accessible name element

The <title> SVG element provides an accessible, short-text description of any SVG container element or graphics element.

Text in a <title> element is not rendered as part of the graphic, but browsers usually display it as a tooltip. If an element can be described by visible text, it is recommended to reference that text with an aria-labelledby attribute rather than using the <title> element.

[!NOTE] For backward compatibility with SVG 1.1, <title> elements should be the first child element of their parent.

Usage context

Attributes

This element only includes global attributes.

DOM Interface

This element implements the SVGTitleElement interface.

Example

html,
body,
svg {
  height: 100%;
}

<svg viewBox="0 0 20 10" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <circle cx="5" cy="5" r="4">
    <title>I'm a circle</title>
  </circle>

  <rect x="11" y="1" width="8" height="8">
    <title>I'm a square</title>
  </rect>
</svg>

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• <desc>