diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/index.html b/tools/server/public_simplechat/index.html
index 806a2348f1..417dc1b4d3 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/index.html
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/index.html
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
                 <summary class="sameline" id="heading">
                     <div class="heading flex-grow" > <b> SimpleChat </b> </div>
                     <div class="flex-nogrow">
-                    <button id="clearchat">&#x1F9F9; ClearChat</button>
-                    <button id="settings">&#x2699; Settings</button>
+                    <button id="clearchat" title="clear current chat">&#x1F9F9;</button>
+                    <button id="settings" title="change settings">&#x2699;</button>
                     </div>
                 </summary>
             <div id="sessions-div" class="sameline"></div>
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
             </div>
 
             <div id="popover-chatmsg" popover="auto">
-                <button id="popover-chatmsg-del"> &#x274C; </button>
-                <button id="popover-chatmsg-copy"> &#x1F4CB; </button>
+                <button id="popover-chatmsg-del" title="delete message"> &#x274C; </button>
+                <button id="popover-chatmsg-copy" title="copy message text"> &#x1F4CB; </button>
             </div>
 
             <div id="tool-div">
diff --git a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
index 1f53d0c7f2..905446019d 100644
--- a/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
+++ b/tools/server/public_simplechat/simplechat.js
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ class MultiChatUI {
         }
         elDiv.replaceChildren();
         // Btn for creating new chat session
-        let btnNew = ui.el_create_button("New CHAT", (ev)=> {
+        let btnNew = ui.el_create_button("NewCHAT", (ev)=> {
             if (this.elInUser.disabled) {
                 console.error(`ERRR:SimpleChat:MCUI:NewChat:Current session [${this.curChatId}] awaiting response, ignoring request...`);
                 alert("ERRR:SimpleChat\nMCUI:NewChat\nWait for response to pending query, before starting new chat session");
@@ -1729,7 +1729,8 @@ class MultiChatUI {
             this.new_chat_session(chatIdGot, true);
             this.create_session_btn(elDiv, chatIdGot);
             ui.el_children_config_class(elDiv, chatIdGot, "session-selected", "");
-        });
+        },"NewChat", "+");
+        btnNew.title = "start a new chat session"
         elDiv.appendChild(btnNew);
         // Btns for existing chat sessions
         let chatIds = Object.keys(this.simpleChats);