A Small UI Detail That Impacts User Experience

Jan 28, 2026

Create Memory
This issue was noticed during form validation testing. Mandatory indicators are meant only to visually mark required fields. Showing a browser tooltip on hover may confuse users and give the impression of an error before any interaction or submission.

While hovering over the mandatory field indicator (*) near the Job Title field in the New Job creation form, an unexpected tooltip with the text “required” is displayed.
Indicating a UI/UX issue.

Ramanan Prabakaran
Team Lead
Driven by precision, I’m Ramanan — a Team Lead mastering both Manual and Automation Testing. Hunt the bugs | Ensure the hugs | Quality is everything
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