Components

Base Components

Tooltip

A popover that appears on hover or focus to show additional information.

Example

Installation

Install the following dependencies:

npm install radix-ui

Create a tooltip.tsx file and paste the following code into it.

"use client";import * as React from "react";import { Tooltip as TooltipPrimitive } from "radix-ui";import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";function TooltipProvider({  delayDuration = 0,  ...props}: React.ComponentProps<typeof TooltipPrimitive.Provider>) {  return (    <TooltipPrimitive.Provider      data-slot="tooltip-provider"      delayDuration={delayDuration}      {...props}    />  );}function Tooltip({  ...props}: React.ComponentProps<typeof TooltipPrimitive.Root>) {  return (    <TooltipProvider>      <TooltipPrimitive.Root data-slot="tooltip" {...props} />    </TooltipProvider>  );}function TooltipTrigger({  ...props}: React.ComponentProps<typeof TooltipPrimitive.Trigger>) {  return <TooltipPrimitive.Trigger data-slot="tooltip-trigger" {...props} />;}function TooltipContent({  className,  sideOffset = 0,  children,  ...props}: React.ComponentProps<typeof TooltipPrimitive.Content>) {  return (    <TooltipPrimitive.Portal>      <TooltipPrimitive.Content        data-slot="tooltip-content"        sideOffset={sideOffset}        className={cn(          "bg-tooltip text-tooltip-foreground animate-in fade-in-0 zoom-in-95 data-[state=closed]:animate-out data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0 data-[state=closed]:zoom-out-95 data-[side=bottom]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[side=left]:slide-in-from-right-2 data-[side=right]:slide-in-from-left-2 data-[side=top]:slide-in-from-bottom-2 z-50 w-fit origin-(--radix-tooltip-content-transform-origin) rounded-md px-3 py-1.5 text-xs text-balance",          className,        )}        {...props}      >        {children}        <TooltipPrimitive.Arrow className="bg-tooltip fill-tooltip z-50 size-2.5 translate-y-[calc(-50%-2px)] rotate-45 rounded-[2px]" />      </TooltipPrimitive.Content>    </TooltipPrimitive.Portal>  );}export { Tooltip, TooltipTrigger, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider };

Check the import paths to ensure they match your project setup.

Usage

import {
  Tooltip,
  TooltipContent,
  TooltipTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/tooltip";
<Tooltip>
  <TooltipTrigger>Hover me</TooltipTrigger>
  <TooltipContent>
    <p>Tooltip content</p>
  </TooltipContent>
</Tooltip>

Examples

Basic

With Delay

Wrap your app in TooltipProvider to configure delay. The default delayDuration is 0; increase it for slower show/hide.

Placement

Use the side prop on TooltipContent to control placement.

With Icon

API Reference

Tooltip

Root component. Wraps trigger and content, includes TooltipProvider with delayDuration={0} by default.

TooltipTrigger

The element that triggers the tooltip on hover or focus. Use asChild to delegate to a child element.

TooltipContent

The tooltip popover. Supports side (top, right, bottom, left), sideOffset, and align for positioning.

TooltipProvider

Optional. Wrap your app to configure global options like delayDuration.
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