Each container element or graphics element in an SVG drawing can supply a <title> element containing a description string where the description is text-only. When the current SVG document fragment is rendered as SVG on visual media, <title> element is not rendered as part of the graphics. However, some user agents may, for example, display the <title> element as a tooltip. Alternate presentations are possible, both visual and aural, which display the <title> element but do not display path elements or other graphics elements. The <title> element generally improves accessibility of SVG documents.
Generally <title> element should be the first child element of its parent. Note that those implementations that do use <title> to display a tooltip often will only do so if the <title> is indeed the first child element of its parent.
Usage context
| Categories | Descriptive element | 
|---|---|
| Permitted content | Any elements or character data | 
Attributes
Global attributes
Specific attributes
There is no specific attributes
DOM Interface
This element implements the SVGTitleElement interface.
Example
<svg width="500" height="300" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <g>
    <title>SVG Title Demo example</title>
    <rect x="10" y="10" width="200" height="50"
    style="fill:none; stroke:blue; stroke-width:1px"/>
  </g>
</svg>
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment | 
|---|---|---|
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2 The definition of '<title>' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation | |
| Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) The definition of '<title>' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition | 
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 1.0 | (Yes) | 1.5 (1.8) | 9.0 | 8.0 | 3.0.4 | 
| Tooltip display | ? | ? | 4.0 (2.0) | ? | ? | ? | 
| Feature | Android | Edge | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 3.0 | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.8) | No support | (Yes) | 3.0.4 | 
| Tooltip display | ? | ? | 4.0 (2.0) | ? | ? | ? | 
The chart is based on these sources.