<title> — the SVG accessible name element

The <title> 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.

Example

<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>

Attributes

This element only includes global attributes

Global attributes

Core Attributes: Most notably: id
Styling Attributes: class, style
Event Attributes: Global event attributes, Document element event attributes

Usage notes

Categories	Descriptive element
Permitted content	Any elements or character data

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) (SVG) # TitleElement

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`title`	1	12	1.5	9	8	3	3	Yes	4	Yes	3	Yes
`tooltip_display`	?	?	4	?	?	?	?	?	4	?	?	?