2003-09-26

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The A HREF tag carries a "title" attribute, which is very similar to the ALT tag for images. When the mouse cursor is hovered over a link that contains this attribute, a small box pops up to display the contents of the TITLE link. This is a great navigation aid. It allows you to provide details about what can be found beyond the click without cluttering up the page with lengthy descriptions. To maximize the tag's usefulness, keep the description to 60 characters of text. Don't think of the TITLE tag as an excuse to use poor linking text, either -- this tag only works in Internet Explorer.