Tooltip

Contextual help or information about specific components that appears on hover.

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Alternatively, you can provide a ReactNode or ReactFragment as the message:

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Use the placement prop to change the placement of the tooltip. When setting the placement to auto, or some variantion with auto, the preferredPlacement may be used to specify what the preffered automatic placement is.

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Use the openSpeed prop to change the delay before showing the tooltip.

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Use the keyboardShortcut prop to display a keyboard shortcut in the tooltip.

For a list of supported keys see Mousetrap.

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Tooltip must have a single element as a child.

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  • Show the same data in a different format, such as date or timestamps.
  • Display a full string of text that is shortened with an ellipsis (…).
  • Explain why a button is disabled.
  • Provide context for icon buttons.

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  • When a message contains anything else than text, like links or buttons.
  • When user is expected to take an action inside a tooltip.

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NameDefaultDescription
isDisabledfalseboolean

Disable the tooltip.

message

ReactNode

Tooltip message.

keyboardShortcut

string

The keyboard shortcut to display in the tooltip. Use the `+` symbol to separate characters.

placement"top"PlacementWithLogical

The placement of the tooltip.

preferredPlacements

PlacementWithLogical[]

Preferred placements for the tooltip. If provided, the tooltip will try to use these placements first. This is useful when you want to restrict the tooltip to specific placements while still allowing it to flip to other placements if there's not enough space.

children

ReactElement | string | number | boolean | undefined

Element to show tooltip around.

openSpeed"immediate""immediate" | "slow"

Show the tooltip immediately or wait 500ms.

On this page

  • Usage
  • Placement
  • Open speed
  • Keyboard shortcut
  • Children
  • Guidelines
  • When to use
  • When not to use
  • Content
  • Props