# Set a title attribute for the text field inside rails form

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-a-title-attribute-for-the-text-field-inside-rails-form/189000>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 21, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-a-title-attribute-for-the-text-field-inside-rails-form/189000 "2010-05-21T17:59:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![mohammed\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@mohammed\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mohammed_a)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-a-title-attribute-for-the-text-field-inside-rails-form/189000/1 "2010-05-21T17:59:13Z")

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Hi  
I am trying to set title attribute for the text filed inside a form  
using rails.  
I tried  
\<%= f.text\_field :email , :class =\> “autoclear”,:title =\> “title” %\>\</  
p\>  
but it did not work  
I want it to produce this HTML  


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**Author:** ![mohammed\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@mohammed\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mohammed_a)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-a-title-attribute-for-the-text-field-inside-rails-form/189000/2 "2010-05-21T19:14:08Z")

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On May 21, 4:56Â pm, Mohammed A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi  
> I am trying to set title attribute for the text filed inside a form  
> using rails.  
> I tried  
> \<%= f.text\_field :email  , :class =\> “autoclear”,:title =\> “title” %\>\</  
> p\>  
> but it did not work  
> I want it to produce this HTML

What did it produce ?

Fred

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**Author:** ![mohammed\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@mohammed\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mohammed_a)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-a-title-attribute-for-the-text-field-inside-rails-form/189000/3 "2010-05-22T00:30:19Z")

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it ignores the :title for some reason

On May 21, 8:12Â pm, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![mohammed\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@mohammed\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mohammed_a)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-a-title-attribute-for-the-text-field-inside-rails-form/189000/4 "2010-05-22T00:44:22Z")

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You’ve got something mucking with your output. Maybe a plugin or a form  
builder? On a clean Rails 2.3.5 app with the following view…

\<% @foo = Foo.new %\>  
\<% form\_for @foo do |f| %\>  
\<%= f.text\_field :name, :title =\> ‘my title’ %\>  
\<% end %\>

… gives me this…

-philip