Disabling browser tooltips on links and s

Question

I want to suppress the web browser\'s default tooltip display when a user hovers over certain links and elements. I know it\'s possible but I don\'t know how. Can anyone he

Answer 1

Ran across this thread when using the jQuery plugin timeago. Actually the solution is very simple using the CSS property pointer-events. Posting this for the benefit of people coming here through a search engine :)

.suppress {
    pointer-events:none;
}

Note that you shouldn't use this for things like links that should click through to something. In this case use the accepted JS solution.