html:
<a href="#" class="tip" title="Hi, There. I like turtles.">Hover over me!</a>
css:
a.tip {
position: relative;
text-decoration: none;
}
a.tip:hover:before {
display: block;
position: absolute;
padding: .5em;
content: attr(title);
min-width: 120px;
text-align: center;
width: auto;
height: auto;
white-space: nowrap;
top: -32px;
background: rgba(0,0,0,.8);
-moz-border-radius:10px;
-webkit-border-radius:10px;
border-radius:10px;
color: #fff;
font-size: .86em;
}
a.tip:hover:after {
position: absolute;
display: block;
content: "";
border-color: rgba(0,0,0,.8) transparent transparent transparent;
border-style: solid;
border-width: 10px;
height:0;
width:0;
position:absolute;
top: -8px;
left:1em;
}
выглядит вот так:
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