[Someone]

> The difference between them and a simple hyperlink is that they can and often will provide some additional context,

  <a href=“Foo” title=“go to Foo” />

will give you additional context on hover (on systems that support that)

[hk__2]

> will give you additional context on hover (on systems that support that)

"hover" has no meaning on touch-based interfaces.

[c22]

On my touch-based device a long-press seems to work the same as a hover.

[majewsky]

You should see the title text if you long-press on the link, no?

[hk__2]

On iOS it opens the link in an pop-in.

[tempfile]

That sounds even better?

[atoav]

Good to use I guess, but you can't rely on that with the likes of smartphones and tablets.