# Disable hover text **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 12, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863 "2019-05-12T19:14:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863/1 "2019-05-12T19:14:45Z")
Is there any way to disable those annoying messages that pop up when I mouse over links? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863/2 "2019-05-12T19:37:12Z")
There’s certainly a way, but I don’t think it’s something the Admin can do. Code’d have to be changed. Depending on your browser, you might be able to disable it or increase the mouseover time for your device. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863/3 "2019-05-12T19:43:21Z")
Why mouse over the links? Why not just keep your mouse on the side of the screen? ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863/4 "2019-05-12T20:37:51Z")
I do try to keep the mouse to the left most of the time but there are so many links on a page that it’s next to impossible to avoid them all. I was hoping there was a setting somewhere that I hadn’t found to disable them. Thank you both for replying. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863/5 "2019-05-12T21:33:42Z")
I find Microsoft Edge browser is insane with tooltips. As I move my mouse across the page it’s like a fireworks festival. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863/6 "2019-05-14T16:53:07Z")
> [@K364](#): > > I find Microsoft Edge browser is insane I do as well. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863/7 "2019-05-15T18:32:45Z")
Apparently you can turn them off if you use Chrome. [https://support.google.com/chrome/forum/AAAAP1KN0B0pFr4eR2rU9w/?hl=en&gpf=%23!topic%2Fchrome%2FpFr4eR2rU9w](https://support.google.com/chrome/forum/AAAAP1KN0B0pFr4eR2rU9w/?hl=en&gpf=%23!topic%2Fchrome%2FpFr4eR2rU9w) Hope this helps. Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-hover-text/833863/8 "2019-05-16T13:24:54Z")
I tried Chrome sometime back but didn’t like it and deleted it. Maybe I’ll give it another try. Thanks.