diff --git a/css/ol.css b/css/ol.css
index 0b35deb93f..91ee50ca68 100644
--- a/css/ol.css
+++ b/css/ol.css
@@ -3,28 +3,15 @@
   text-align: right;
   bottom: 0;
   right: 0;
-  font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Verdana,Geneva,Lucida,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
   padding: 6px;
+  color: #000000;
+  color: rgba(238,238,238,1);
+  background: rgba(0,60,136,0.3);
 }
 .ol-attribution a {
   text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-/* rgba is not supported on IE <= 8, fall back to black text so that it's readable */
-.ol-attribution {
-  color: #000000;
-}
-.ol-attribution:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  color: #eeeeee;
-  background: rgba(0,60,136,0.3);
-}
-
-/* white links are unreadable on IE <= 8 with no background, fall back to blue links */
-.ol-attribution a {
   color: #7b98bc;
-}
-.ol-attribution a:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  color: white;
+  color: rgba(255,255,255,1);
 }
 
 .ol-attribution ul {
@@ -46,65 +33,7 @@
   padding-top: 2px;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
-.ol-full-screen {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light grey */
-  background: #eee;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  padding: 2px;
-  position: absolute;
-  right: 8px;
-  top: 8px;
-}
-.ol-full-screen:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light grey */
-  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
-}
-@media print {
-  .ol-full-screen {
-    display: none;
-  }
-}
-.ol-full-screen a {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light blue */
-  background: #7b98bc;
-  color: white;
-  display: block;
-  font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Verdana,Geneva,Lucida,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
-  font-size: 18px;
-  font-weight: bold;
-  height: 22px;
-  line-height: 19px;
-  margin: 1px;
-  padding: 0;
-  text-align: center;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  width: 22px;
-}
-.ol-full-screen a:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light blue */
-  background: rgba(0,60,136,0.5);
-}
-a.ol-full-screen-false:after {
-  content: "\2194";
-}
-a.ol-full-screen-true:after {
-  content: "\00d7";
-}
 
-.ol-full-screen div {
-  border-radius: 2px;
-}
-.ol-full-screen div a {
-  border-radius: 2px;
-}
-.ol-full-screen a:hover {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light blue */
-  background: #4c6079;
-}
-.ol-full-screen a:hover:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light blue */
-  background: rgba(0,60,136,0.7);
-}
 .ol-logo {
   bottom: 0;
   left: 0;
@@ -127,24 +56,19 @@ a.ol-full-screen-true:after {
 }
 
 .ol-scale-line {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light blue */
   background: #95b9e6;
+  background: rgba(0,60,136,0.3);
   border-radius: 4px;
   bottom: 8px;
   left: 8px;
   padding: 2px;
   position: absolute;
 }
-.ol-scale-line:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light blue */
-  background: rgba(0,60,136,0.3);
-}
 .ol-scale-line-inner {
   border: 1px solid #eeeeee;
   border-top: none;
   color: #eeeeee;
   font-size: 10px;
-  font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Verdana,Geneva,Lucida,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
   text-align: center;
   margin: 1px;
   padding: 0px 2px;
@@ -162,76 +86,158 @@ a.ol-full-screen-true:after {
   -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
 }
 
-.ol-zoom {
+.ol-zoom,
+.ol-zoom-extent,
+.ol-full-screen {
   position: absolute;
-  top: 8px;
-  left: 8px;
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light grey */
   background-color: #eee;
+  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
   border-radius: 4px;
   padding: 2px;
 }
-/* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light grey */
-.ol-zoom:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
+.ol-zoom:hover,
+.ol-zoom-extent:hover,
+.ol-full-screen:hover {
+  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
+}
+.ol-zoom {
+  top: .5em;
+  left: .5em;
+}
+.ol-zoom-extent {
+  top: 4.643em;
+  left: .5em;
+}
+.ol-full-screen {
+  right: .5em;
+  top: .5em;
 }
 @media print {
-  .ol-zoom {
+  .ol-zoom,
+  .ol-zoom-extent,
+  .ol-full-screen {
     display: none;
   }
 }
 
-.ol-zoom a {
+.ol-zoom button,
+.ol-zoom-extent button,
+.ol-full-screen button {
   display: block;
   margin: 1px;
   padding: 0;
   color: white;
-  font-size: 18px;
-  font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Verdana,Geneva,Lucida,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
+  font-size: 1.14em;
   font-weight: bold;
   text-decoration: none;
   text-align: center;
-  height: 22px;
-  width: 22px;
-  line-height: 19px;
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light blue */
+  height: 1.375em;
+  width: 1.375em;
+  line-height: .4em;
   background-color: #7b98bc;
-}
-.ol-zoom a:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light blue */
   background-color: rgba(0,60,136,0.5);
+  border: none;
 }
-.ol-touch .ol-zoom a {
-  font-size: 20px;
-  height: 30px;
-  width: 30px;
-  line-height: 26px;
+.ol-zoom button::-moz-focus-inner,
+.ol-zoom-extent button::-moz-focus-inner,
+.ol-full-screen button::-moz-focus-inner {
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
 }
-.ol-zoom a:hover {
-  color: #fff;
+.ol-zoom-extent button {
+  line-height: 1.4em;
+}
+.ol-touch .ol-zoom button,
+.ol-touch .ol-full-screen button,
+.ol-touch .ol-zoom-extent button {
+  font-size: 1.5em;
+}
+.ol-touch .ol-zoom-extent {
+  top: 5.5em;
+}
+.ol-zoom button:hover,
+.ol-zoom button:focus,
+.ol-zoom-extent button:hover,
+.ol-zoom-extent button:focus,
+.ol-full-screen button:hover,
+.ol-full-screen button:focus {
   text-decoration: none;
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a lighter blue */
   background-color: #4c6079;
-}
-.ol-zoom a:hover:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a lighter blue */
   background-color: rgba(0,60,136,0.7);
 }
-
+.ol-zoom-extent button:after {
+    content: "E";
+}
 .ol-zoom-in {
   border-radius: 2px 2px 0 0;
 }
-
 .ol-zoom-out {
   border-radius: 0 0 2px 2px;
 }
+button.ol-full-screen-false:after {
+  content: "\2194";
+}
+button.ol-full-screen-true:after {
+  content: "\00d7";
+}
+
+/* invisible but not hidden */
+.ol-has-tooltip [role=tooltip] {
+  position: absolute;
+  clip: rect(1px 1px 1px 1px); /* < IE8 */
+  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
+  padding: 0;
+  border: 0;
+  height: 1px;
+  width: 1px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 2px #fff;
+}
+
+/* show a tooltip offset to below and right */
+.ol-has-tooltip:hover [role=tooltip], .ol-has-tooltip:focus [role=tooltip] {
+  clip: auto;
+  padding: 0 .4em;
+  font-size: .8em;
+  height: 1.2em;
+  width: auto;
+  line-height: 1.2em;
+  z-index: 1100;
+  max-height: 100px;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  display: inline-block;
+  background: #FFF;
+  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
+  color: #000;
+  border: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0);
+  border-left-width: 0;
+  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
+  bottom: .3em;
+  left: 2.2em;
+}
+.ol-touch .ol-has-tooltip:hover [role=tooltip],
+.ol-touch .ol-has-tooltip:focus [role=tooltip] {
+  display: none;
+}
+.ol-zoom .ol-has-tooltip:hover [role=tooltip],
+.ol-zoom .ol-has-tooltip:focus [role=tooltip] {
+  bottom: 1.1em;
+}
+.ol-full-screen .ol-has-tooltip:hover [role=tooltip],
+.ol-full-screen .ol-has-tooltip:focus [role=tooltip] {
+  right: 2.2em;
+  left: auto;
+  border-radius: 4px 0 0 4px;
+}
 
 .ol-zoomslider {
   position: absolute;
   top: 67px;
   left: 8px;
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light grey */
   background: #eee;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
   border-radius: 4px;
   width: 28px;
   height: 200px;
@@ -240,79 +246,24 @@ a.ol-full-screen-true:after {
   padding: 0;
   margin: 0;
 }
-.ol-zoomslider:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light grey */
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
-}
 .ol-zoomslider-thumb {
   position: absolute;
   display: block;
   padding: 0;
   margin: 2px;
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a lighter blue */
   background: #7b98bc;
+  background: rgba(0,60,136,0.5);
   border-radius: 2px;
   outline: none;
   overflow: hidden;
   height: 20px;
   width: 24px;
 }
-.ol-zoomslider-thumb:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a lighter blue */
-  background: rgba(0,60,136,0.5);
-}
-.ol-zoom-extent {
-  position: absolute;
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light grey */
-  background: #eee;
-  border-radius: 4px;
-  left: 8px;
-  padding: 2px;
-  top: 65px;
-}
-.ol-zoom-extent:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a light grey */
-  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.4);
-}
-@media print {
-  .ol-zoom-extent {
-    display: none;
-  }
-}
-.ol-zoom-extent a {
-  display: block;
-  margin: 1px;
-  padding: 0;
-  color: white;
-  font-size: 16px;
+.ol-zoom-extent button,
+.ol-attribution,
+.ol-full-screen button,
+.ol-scale-line-inner,
+.ol-zoom button,
+.ol-has-tooltip [role=tooltip] {
   font-family: 'Lucida Grande',Verdana,Geneva,Lucida,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
-  font-weight: bold;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  text-align: center;
-  height: 22px;
-  width: 22px;
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a lighter blue */
-  background-color: #7b98bc;
-  border-radius: 2px;
-}
-.ol-zoom-extent a:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a lighter blue */
-  background-color: rgba(0, 60, 136, 0.5);
-}
-.ol-touch .ol-zoom-extent a {
-  font-size: 20px;
-  height: 30px;
-  width: 30px;
-  line-height: 26px;
-}
-.ol-zoom-extent a:hover {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a lighter blue */
-  background-color: #4c6079;
-}
-.ol-zoom-extent a:hover:not([ie8andbelow]) {
-  /* IE <= 8 doesn't support rgba, fall back to a lighter blue */
-  background-color: rgba(0, 60, 136, 0.7);
-}
-.ol-zoom-extent a:after {
-    content: "E";
 }
diff --git a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
index 11f6a596df..3730f6e906 100644
--- a/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
+++ b/src/objectliterals.jsdoc
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} olx.control.FullScreenOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS class name. Default is `ol-full-screen`.
+ * @property {string|undefined} tipLabel Text label to use for the button tip. Default is `Toggle full-screen`
  * @property {boolean|undefined} keys Full keyboard access.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  * @todo stability experimental
@@ -256,6 +257,8 @@
  * @property {string|undefined} className CSS class name. Default is `ol-zoom`.
  * @property {string|undefined} zoomInLabel Text label to use for the zoom-in button. Default is `+`
  * @property {string|undefined} zoomOutLabel Text label to use for the zoom-out button. Default is `-`
+ * @property {string|undefined} zoomInTipLabel Text label to use for the button tip. Default is `Zoom in`
+ * @property {string|undefined} zoomOutTipLabel Text label to use for the button tip. Default is `Zoom out`
  * @property {number|undefined} delta The zoom delta applied on each click.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
  * @todo stability experimental
@@ -273,6 +276,7 @@
  * @typedef {Object} olx.control.ZoomToExtentOptions
  * @property {string|undefined} className Class name. Default is `ol-zoom-extent`.
  * @property {Element|undefined} target Target.
+ * @property {string|undefined} tipLabel Text label to use for the button tip. Default is `Zoom to extent`
  * @property {ol.Extent|undefined} extent The extent to zoom to. If
  *     undefined the validity extent of the view projection is used.
  * @todo stability experimental
diff --git a/src/ol/control/controldefaults.js b/src/ol/control/controldefaults.js
index da53820325..9a771c14ab 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/controldefaults.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/controldefaults.js
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ ol.control.defaults = function(opt_options) {
 
   var controls = new ol.Collection();
 
+  var zoomControl = goog.isDef(options.zoom) ?
+      options.zoom : true;
+  if (zoomControl) {
+    var zoomControlOptions = goog.isDef(options.zoomOptions) ?
+        options.zoomOptions : undefined;
+    controls.push(new ol.control.Zoom(zoomControlOptions));
+  }
+
   var attributionControl = goog.isDef(options.attribution) ?
       options.attribution : true;
   if (attributionControl) {
@@ -33,14 +41,6 @@ ol.control.defaults = function(opt_options) {
     controls.push(new ol.control.Logo(logoControlOptions));
   }
 
-  var zoomControl = goog.isDef(options.zoom) ?
-      options.zoom : true;
-  if (zoomControl) {
-    var zoomControlOptions = goog.isDef(options.zoomOptions) ?
-        options.zoomOptions : undefined;
-    controls.push(new ol.control.Zoom(zoomControlOptions));
-  }
-
   return controls;
 
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js b/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
index a8f7de993a..5d13ecd83a 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/fullscreencontrol.js
@@ -36,11 +36,18 @@ ol.control.FullScreen = function(opt_options) {
   this.cssClassName_ = goog.isDef(options.className) ?
       options.className : 'ol-full-screen';
 
-  var aElement = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.A, {
-    'href': '#fullScreen',
-    'class': this.cssClassName_ + '-' + goog.dom.fullscreen.isFullScreen()
+  var tipLabel = goog.isDef(options.tipLabel) ?
+      options.tipLabel : 'Toggle full-screen';
+  var tip = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.SPAN, {
+    'role' : 'tooltip'
+  }, tipLabel);
+
+  var button = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.BUTTON, {
+    'class': this.cssClassName_ + '-' + goog.dom.fullscreen.isFullScreen() +
+        ' ol-has-tooltip'
   });
-  goog.events.listen(aElement, [
+  goog.dom.appendChild(button, tip);
+  goog.events.listen(button, [
     goog.events.EventType.CLICK,
     goog.events.EventType.TOUCHEND
   ], this.handleClick_, false, this);
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ ol.control.FullScreen = function(opt_options) {
   var element = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, {
     'class': this.cssClassName_ + ' ' + ol.css.CLASS_UNSELECTABLE + ' ' +
         (!goog.dom.fullscreen.isSupported() ? ol.css.CLASS_UNSUPPORTED : '')
-  }, aElement);
+  }, button);
 
   goog.base(this, {
     element: element,
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
index 90150fe615..eda75cee6d 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomcontrol.js
@@ -37,19 +37,33 @@ ol.control.Zoom = function(opt_options) {
   var zoomOutLabel = goog.isDef(options.zoomOutLabel) ?
       options.zoomOutLabel : '\u2212';
 
-  var inElement = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.A, {
-    'href': '#zoomIn',
-    'class': className + '-in'
-  }, zoomInLabel);
+  var zoomInTipLabel = goog.isDef(options.zoomTipLabel) ?
+      options.zoomInTipLabel : 'Zoom in';
+  var zoomOutTipLabel = goog.isDef(options.zoomOutTipLabel) ?
+      options.zoomOutTipLabel : 'Zoom out';
+
+  var tTipZoomIn = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.SPAN, {
+    'role' : 'tooltip'
+  }, zoomInTipLabel);
+  var inElement = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.BUTTON, {
+    'class': className + '-in ol-has-tooltip',
+    'name' : 'ZoomIn',
+    'type' : 'button'
+  }, tTipZoomIn, zoomInLabel);
+
   goog.events.listen(inElement, [
     goog.events.EventType.TOUCHEND,
     goog.events.EventType.CLICK
   ], goog.partial(ol.control.Zoom.prototype.zoomByDelta_, delta), false, this);
 
-  var outElement = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.A, {
-    'href': '#zoomOut',
-    'class': className + '-out'
-  }, zoomOutLabel);
+  var tTipsZoomOut = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.SPAN, {
+    'role' : 'tooltip',
+    'type' : 'button'
+  }, zoomOutTipLabel);
+  var outElement = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.BUTTON, {
+    'class': className + '-out  ol-has-tooltip',
+    'name' : 'ZoomOut'
+  }, tTipsZoomOut, zoomOutLabel);
   goog.events.listen(outElement, [
     goog.events.EventType.TOUCHEND,
     goog.events.EventType.CLICK
@@ -80,8 +94,8 @@ goog.inherits(ol.control.Zoom, ol.control.Control);
  * @private
  */
 ol.control.Zoom.prototype.zoomByDelta_ = function(delta, browserEvent) {
-  // prevent the anchor from getting appended to the url
   browserEvent.preventDefault();
+  // prevent the anchor from getting appended to the url
   var map = this.getMap();
   // FIXME works for View2D only
   var view = map.getView();
diff --git a/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js b/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
index 3624654894..16602abc61 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/zoomtoextentcontrol.js
@@ -33,12 +33,18 @@ ol.control.ZoomToExtent = function(opt_options) {
   var className = goog.isDef(options.className) ? options.className :
       'ol-zoom-extent';
 
+  var tipLabel = goog.isDef(options.tipLabel) ?
+      options.tipLabel : 'Fit to extent';
+  var tip = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.SPAN, {
+    'role' : 'tooltip'
+  }, tipLabel);
   var element = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.DIV, {
     'class': className + ' ' + ol.css.CLASS_UNSELECTABLE
   });
-  var button = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.A, {
-    'href': '#zoomExtent'
+  var button = goog.dom.createDom(goog.dom.TagName.BUTTON, {
+    'class': 'ol-has-tooltip'
   });
+  goog.dom.appendChild(button, tip);
   goog.dom.appendChild(element, button);
 
   goog.events.listen(element, [
@@ -59,8 +65,8 @@ goog.inherits(ol.control.ZoomToExtent, ol.control.Control);
  * @private
  */
 ol.control.ZoomToExtent.prototype.handleZoomToExtent_ = function(browserEvent) {
-  // prevent #zoomExtent anchor from getting appended to the url
   browserEvent.preventDefault();
+  // prevent #zoomExtent anchor from getting appended to the url
   var map = this.getMap();
   var view = map.getView();
   goog.asserts.assert(goog.isDef(view));