How to show tooltip for entered text in HTML without using JS

Question

How to show the value present in an HTML inputbox as a tooltip when user hover over the cursor? I am using title attribute but how does that show the value for dynamically entered text?

I am new to HTML and I dont want to use JS/JQ. Thanks.

Answer 1

Demo : http://jsfiddle.net/367Aq/1/

CSS :

    [data-tips] {
    position: relative;
    text-decoration: none;
}
    [data-tips]:after,
    [data-tips]:before {
        position: absolute;
        z-index: 100;
        opacity: 0;
    }
        [data-tips]:after {
            content: attr(data-tips);
            height: 25px;
            line-height: 25px;
            padding: 0 10px;
            font-size: 12px;
            text-align: center;
            color: #fff;
            background: #222;
            border-radius: 5px;
            text-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
            -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
            -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
            box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
            white-space: nowrap;
            -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
            -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }
        [data-tips]:before {
            content: "";
            width: 0;
            height: 0;
            border-width: 6px;
            border-style: solid;
        }
            [data-tips]:hover:after,
            [data-tips]:hover:before {
                opacity: 1;
            }
/* Top tips */
[data-tips].top-tip:after,
[data-tips].top-tip:before {
    -webkit-transition: bottom 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: bottom 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    transition: bottom 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    bottom: 90%;
    left: -9999px;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
}
    [data-tips].top-tip:before {
        border-color: #222 transparent transparent transparent;
        margin-bottom: 0;
    }
    [data-tips].top-tip:hover:after,
    [data-tips].top-tip:hover:before {
        bottom: 100%;
        left: 0;
    }
    [data-tips].top-tip:hover:before {
        left: 15px;
    }
/* Bottom tip */
[data-tips].bottom-tip:after,
[data-tips].bottom-tip:before {
    -webkit-transition: top 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: top 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    transition: top 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    top: 90%;
    left: -9999px;
    margin-top: 12px;
}
    [data-tips].bottom-tip:before {
        border-color: transparent transparent #222 transparent;
        margin-top: 0;
    }
    [data-tips].bottom-tip:hover:after,
    [data-tips].bottom-tip:hover:before {
        top: 100%;
        left: 0;
    }
    [data-tips].bottom-tip:hover:before {
        left: 15px;
    }
/* Left tip */
[data-tips].left-tip:after,
[data-tips].left-tip:before {
    -webkit-transition: left 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: left 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    transition: left 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    top: -9999px;
    left: 96%;
    margin-left: 12px;
}
    [data-tips].left-tip:before {
        border-color: transparent #222 transparent transparent;
        margin-left: 0;
    }
    [data-tips].left-tip:hover:after,
    [data-tips].left-tip:hover:before {
        left: 100%;
        top: 0;
    }
    [data-tips].left-tip:hover:before {
        top: 7px;
    }
/* Right tip */
[data-tips].right-tip:after,
[data-tips].right-tip:before {
    -webkit-transition: right 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    -moz-transition: right 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    transition: right 0.25s ease-in-out, opacity 0.25s ease-in-out;
    top: -9999px;
    right: 96%;
    margin-right: 12px;
}
    [data-tips].right-tip:before {
        border-color: transparent transparent transparent #222;
        margin-right: 0;
    }
    [data-tips].right-tip:hover:after,
    [data-tips].right-tip:hover:before {
        right: 100%;
        top: 0;
    }
    [data-tips].right-tip:hover:before {
        top: 7px;
    }

HTML :

<a href="http://example.com" class="top-tip" data-tips="Go to example.com">example.com</a>