Format ALT

[Dysan]

Hi,

Using CSS, is it possible to change the color of the text contained inside the ALT section of an image?

<img alt="ALT Message" src="someimage.jpg" />

[sneakyimp]

I don't think so.

[dougal85]

No you can't - this is controlled by the browser/OS.

You would need to make a custom one via JavaScript.

[Dysan]

Can the TITLE attribute be formatted using CSS?

[sneakyimp]

The ALT tag should not be used for popup text if that's what you're after. the Title attribute is the correct attribute to use for a tooltip.

As for the alt tag, it is used when a referenced image is missing (in firefox anyway) or when the user's browser does not handle images.

[bpat1434]

You can simulate the "title" attribute and use some Javascript with CSS to create a styled pop-up.

Example & Tutorial (http://fijiwebdesign.com/2007/content/view/82/77/)
Bubble Tooltips (http://trentrichardson.com/examples/csstooltips/)

So it's possible to do both with and without javascript.

[sneakyimp]

Yeah do a google search for 'Javascript tooltip'