Tooltips on non interactive elements

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Hi there,

While using GitHub daily, I noticed that some tooltips appear on non-interactive elements, for example, the pending badge on a pull request comment.

I am curious how this aligns with accessibility requirements such as WCAG 2.1 SC 1.4.13: Content on Hover or Focus, which state that any content available on hover should also be available via keyboard.

Could you share the team's thinking on this? I would love to better understand the approach and learn from your perspective.

Thanks!

[My-Mation]

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Hi @My-Mation ,

We’ve clarified our stance on using generative AI tools like ChatGPT within our Community via this announcement. Please review the guidelines to ensure your post meets them as failure to adhere to those rules can result in action taken by our moderator team.  You can read our updated Code of Conduct and the announcement for more details. Thank you for helping us maintain an authentic and beneficial space for everyone.

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