Tooltip

An overlay positioned relative to a trigger.

There is no built-in way to create popovers in HTML. Popover helps achieve accessible popovers that can be styled as needed.

Features

Accessible and keyboard navigable.
Easily styleable, including entry and exit animations.
Focus is moved into the popover on mount, and restored to the trigger element on unmount.
While open, focus is contained within the popover, preventing the user from tabbing outside.
Exposed to assistive technology as a dialog with ARIA.
The popover is automatically labeled by a nested PopoverTitle element.
Content outside the popover is hidden from assistive technologies while it is open.
Esc closes the component automatically.
Automatically flips and adjusts position to avoid overlapping with the edge of the viewport.

Keyboard interactions

Prop	Type	Default
`Space`	Opens the popover.
`Enter`	Opens the popover.
`Tab`	Moves focus to the next focusable element.
`Shift + Tab`	Moves focus to the previous focusable element.
`Esc`	Closes the popover and moves focus to the PopoverTrigger.

Parts and their API

PopoverTrigger

The PopoverTrigger component does not render any DOM elements. It only passes through its children.

Props

Prop	Type	Description
children *	ReactNode	PopoverTrigger needs at least two children: a <Button> and a <Popover>.
isOpen	boolean	Whether the popover is open by default (controlled).
defaultOpen	boolean	Whether the overlay is open by default (uncontrolled).

Events

Name	Type	Description
onOpenChange	(isOpen: boolean) => void	Handler that is called when the overlay's open state changes.

Popover

An overlay positioned relative to a trigger.

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
side	'center' \| 'left' \| 'right' \| 'top' \| 'bottom'	'center'	Side of the screen the popover will open from.
offset	"number"		Spacing between the popover and the trigger across the main axis.
crossOffset	"number"		Spacing between the popover and the trigger across the cross axis.
children	ReactNode \| (opts: PopoverRenderProps) => ReactNode		Children of the popover. A function may be provided to access a function to close the popover.
className	string \| (values: ButtonRenderProps) => string		The CSS className for the element. A function may be provided to compute the class based on component state.
style	CSSProperties		The inline style for the element.

Accessibility

Name	Type	Description
id	string	The element's unique identifier.
aria-label	string	Defines a string value that labels the current element.
aria-labelledby	string	Identifies the element (or elements) that labels the current element.
aria-describedby	string	Identifies the element (or elements) that describes the object.
aria-details	string	Identifies the element (or elements) that provide a detailed, extended description for the object.

The <PopoverTitle> has the same props as an <H2> and is mandatory so assistive technology announces the popover correctly.

If you want to visually hide the title, wrap it with <VisuallyHidden>.

Usage

TooltipExample.tsx

<PopoverTrigger>
	<Button variant="ghost" className="border text-muted-400">
		<Icon name="avatar" />
		<VisuallyHidden>Account</VisuallyHidden>
	</Button>
	<Popover>
		{({ close }) => (
			<>
				<VisuallyHidden>
					<PopoverTitle>Account</PopoverTitle>
				</VisuallyHidden>
				<Flex orientation="vertical">
					<Flex orientation="vertical" gap="4" className="w-full border-b border-muted-100 px-5 py-3">
						<Flex gap="8" className="mb-3">
							<Icon name="avatar" className="h-10 w-10 text-muted-300" />
							<Flex orientation="vertical">
								<Span weight="semibold" className="leading-snug">
									John Doe
								</Span>
								<Span size="xs" className="leading-tight text-muted-400">
									john@gmail.com
								</Span>
							</Flex>
						</Flex>
						<Button variant="ghost" className="flex w-full justify-start gap-2 font-normal text-muted-500" autoFocus onPress={close}>
							<Icon name="magnifying-glass" />
							<Span>Search</Span>
						</Button>
						<Button variant="ghost" className="flex w-full justify-start gap-2 font-normal text-muted-500" onPress={close}>
							<Icon name="avatar" />
							<Span>Profile</Span>
						</Button>
						<Button variant="ghost" className="flex w-full justify-start gap-2 font-normal text-muted-500" onPress={close}>
							<Icon name="dashboard" />
							<Span>Feed</Span>
						</Button>
						<Button variant="ghost" className="flex w-full justify-start gap-2 font-normal text-muted-500" onPress={close}>
							<Icon name="bar-chart" />
							<Span>Analytics</Span>
						</Button>
					</Flex>
					<Flex orientation="vertical" gap="4" className="w-full border-b border-muted-100 px-5 py-3">
						<Button variant="ghost" className="flex w-full justify-start gap-2 font-normal text-muted-500" onPress={close}>
							<Icon name="gear" />
							<Span>Settings</Span>
						</Button>
						<Button variant="ghost" className="flex w-full justify-start gap-2 font-normal text-muted-500" onPress={close}>
							<Icon name="question-mark" />
							<Span>Support</Span>
						</Button>
					</Flex>
					<Flex orientation="vertical" gap="4" className="w-full px-5 py-3">
						<Button variant="ghost" className="flex w-full justify-start gap-2 font-normal text-muted-500" onPress={close}>
							<Icon name="exit" />
							<Span>Log out</Span>
						</Button>
					</Flex>
				</Flex>
			</>
		)}
	</Popover>
</PopoverTrigger>

Here's the <Tooltip /> component in action.

Source

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Styling

tailwind.css

/* ### Overlays ### */
@layer components {
	/* Popover */
	.popover {
		@apply min-w-[18rem] rounded-xl border bg-background;
	}

	.popover-arrow {
		@apply fill-background stroke-muted-300 stroke-1;
	}
}