hover text

noun

tooltip (text that appears when a cursor is made to hover over an item)

Meanings

nounhover text (uncountable)
  1. uncountabletooltip (text that appears when a cursor is made to hover over an item)

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hover text. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hover%20text

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“hover text.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hover%20text. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hover text,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hover%20text.

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