Disable Link Using CSS but Enable Title

Question

I want to enable link using CSS but still enable title. Here is my code:

CSS and HTML Code:

.disabledLink {
   pointer-events: none;
   opacity: 0.6;
   cursor: default;
 }

<a href="www.google.com" class="disableLink" title="My Title" /> 
  <span datahover="test">My Link</span> 
</a>

Unfortunately, title is not appearing when hovering my mouse to the link. Is there a better way to enable title?

what are you trying to achieve because if you simply want to show hover text title attribute should be enough.... — RohitS
– RohitS, Commented Oct 6, 2016 at 9:46
Javascript - From a comment in a related link... "Use of pointer-events: none; is not perfect. It also disables other events such as hover, which is required for display of title="…" or tooltips. I found the JS solution is better (using event.preventDefault();" — Paulie_D
– Paulie_D, Commented Oct 6, 2016 at 9:46
If only title is needed then use span tag and add a title attribute to it. Rest of the designs can be attained by CSS also like <span class="look-like-link" title="My Title">My Link</span> and .look-like-link{ text-decoration: underline; color: blue} — Pankaj
– Pankaj, Commented Oct 6, 2016 at 9:52

Mr Lister · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-14 20:34:19Z

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.disabled-link {
  pointer-events: none;
}

<span datahover="test" title="My Title"><a href="www.google.com" class="disabled-link">My Link</a></span>

Change your markup into this. It will work. Instead of targeting <a> tag, I target the span for title. Hope it helps.

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answered Oct 6, 2016 at 9:48

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Siraj Hussain · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-06 09:45:31Z

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You should put your span tag inside the link tag, like this:

<a href="www.google.com" class="" title="My Title"> <span datahover="test">My Link</span> </a>

answered Oct 6, 2016 at 9:45

Siraj Hussain

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How would this work...since pointer-events are disabled for the whole link? And ths is exactly what the OP is already doing.