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Tooltip

Provides additional information or context when users hover over or interact with an element.

	<script lang="ts">
  import { Tooltip } from "bits-ui";
  import MagicWand from "phosphor-svelte/lib/MagicWand";
</script>
 
<Tooltip.Provider>
  <Tooltip.Root delayDuration={200}>
    <Tooltip.Trigger
      class="inline-flex size-10 items-center justify-center rounded-full
		border border-border-input bg-background-alt shadow-btn ring-dark ring-offset-background hover:bg-muted focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-dark focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-background"
    >
      <MagicWand class="size-5" />
    </Tooltip.Trigger>
    <Tooltip.Content sideOffset={8}>
      <div>
        <Tooltip.Arrow
          class="rounded-[2px] border-l border-t border-dark-10 text-dark-10"
        />
      </div>
      <div
        class="flex items-center justify-center rounded-input border border-dark-10 bg-background p-3 text-sm font-medium shadow-popover outline-none"
      >
        Make some magic!
      </div>
    </Tooltip.Content>
  </Tooltip.Root>
</Tooltip.Provider>

Structure

	<script lang="ts">
	import { Tooltip } from "bits-ui";
</script>
 
<Tooltip.Root>
	<Tooltip.Trigger />
	<Tooltip.Content>
		<Tooltip.Arrow />
	</Tooltip.Content>
</Tooltip.Root>

API Reference

Tooltip.Root

The root component containing the parts of the tooltip.

Property Type Description
open bindable prop
boolean

The open state of the tooltip component.

Default: false
onOpenChange
function

A callback that fires when the open state changes.

Default: undefined
disabled
boolean

Whether or not the tooltip is disabled.

Default: false
delayDuration
number

The amount of time in milliseconds to delay opening the tooltip when hovering over the trigger.

Default: 700
disableHoverableContent
boolean

Whether or not to disable the hoverable content. This is useful when the content contains interactive elements.

Default: false
disableCloseOnTriggerClick
boolean

Whether or not to close the tooltip when pressing the escape key. This is useful when the content contains interactive elements.

Default: false
ignoreNonKeyboardFocus
boolean

Whether or not to ignore the tooltip when the focus is not on the trigger. This is useful when the content contains interactive elements.

Default: false
children
Snippet

The children content to render.

Default: undefined

Tooltip.Trigger

A component which triggers the opening and closing of the tooltip on hover or focus.

Property Type Description
disabled
boolean

Whether or not the tooltip trigger is disabled.

Default: false
child
Snippet

Use render delegation to render your own element. See render delegation for more information.

Default: undefined
children
Snippet

The children content to render.

Default: undefined
ref
HTMLButtonElement

The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.

Default: undefined
Data Attribute Value Description
data-state
enum

The open state of the tooltip.

data-tooltip-trigger
——

Present on the trigger element.

Tooltip.Content

The contents of the tooltip which are displayed when the tooltip is open.

Property Type Description
side
enum

The preferred side of the anchor to render the floating element against when open. Will be reversed when collisions occur.

Default: bottom
sideOffset
number

The distance in pixels from the anchor to the floating element.

Default: 0
align
enum

The preferred alignment of the anchor to render the floating element against when open. This may change when collisions occur.

Default: start
alignOffset
number

The distance in pixels from the anchor to the floating element.

Default: 0
arrowPadding
number

The amount in pixels of virtual padding around the viewport edges to check for overflow which will cause a collision.

Default: 0
avoidCollisions
boolean

When true, overrides the side and align options to prevent collisions with the boundary edges.

Default: true
collisionBoundary
union

A boundary element or array of elements to check for collisions against.

Default: undefined
collisionPadding
union

The amount in pixels of virtual padding around the viewport edges to check for overflow which will cause a collision.

Default: 0
sticky
enum

The sticky behavior on the align axis. 'partial' will keep the content in the boundary as long as the trigger is at least partially in the boundary whilst 'always' will keep the content in the boundary regardless.

Default: partial
hideWhenDetached
boolean

When true, hides the content when it is detached from the DOM. This is useful for when you want to hide the content when the user scrolls away.

Default: true
updatePositionStrategy
enum

The strategy to use when updating the position of the content. When 'optimized' the content will only be repositioned when the trigger is in the viewport. When 'always' the content will be repositioned whenever the position changes.

Default: optimized
strategy
enum

The positioning strategy to use for the floating element. When 'fixed' the element will be positioned relative to the viewport. When 'absolute' the element will be positioned relative to the nearest positioned ancestor.

Default: fixed
preventScroll
boolean

When true, prevents the body from scrolling when the content is open. This is useful when you want to use the content as a modal.

Default: true
onInteractOutside
function

Callback fired when an outside interaction event completes, which is either a pointerup, mouseup, or touchend event, depending on the user's input device. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior of handling the outside interaction.

Default: undefined
onInteractOutsideStart
function

Callback fired when an outside interaction event starts, which is either a pointerdown, mousedown, or touchstart event, depending on the user's input device. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the continuation of the outside interaction.

Default: undefined
onFocusOutside
function

Callback fired when focus leaves the dismissable layer. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior on focus leaving the layer.

Default: undefined
interactOutsideBehavior
enum

The behavior to use when an interaction occurs outside of the floating content. 'close' will close the content immediately. 'ignore' will prevent the content from closing. 'defer-otherwise-close' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will close the content. 'defer-otherwise-ignore' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will ignore the interaction.

Default: close
onEscapeKeydown
function

Callback fired when an escape keydown event occurs in the floating content. You can call event.preventDefault() to prevent the default behavior of handling the escape keydown event.

Default: undefined
escapeKeydownBehavior
enum

The behavior to use when an escape keydown event occurs in the floating content. 'close' will close the content immediately. 'ignore' will prevent the content from closing. 'defer-otherwise-close' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will close the content. 'defer-otherwise-ignore' will defer to the parent element if it exists, otherwise it will ignore the interaction.

Default: close
forceMount
boolean

Whether or not to forcefully mount the content. This is useful if you want to use Svelte transitions or another animnation library for the content.

Default: false
dir
enum

The reading direction of the app.

Default: ltr
child
Snippet

Use render delegation to render your own element. See render delegation for more information.

Default: undefined
children
Snippet

The children content to render.

Default: undefined
ref
HTMLDivElement

The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.

Default: undefined
Data Attribute Value Description
data-tooltip-content
——

Present on the content element.

Tooltip.Arrow

An optional arrow element which points to the trigger when the tooltip is open.

Property Type Description
width
number

The width of the arrow in pixels.

Default: 8
height
number

The height of the arrow in pixels.

Default: 8
child
Snippet

Use render delegation to render your own element. See render delegation for more information.

Default: undefined
children
Snippet

The children content to render.

Default: undefined
ref
HTMLDivElement

The underlying DOM element being rendered. You can bind to this to get a reference to the element.

Default: undefined
Data Attribute Value Description
data-arrow
——

Present on the arrow element.

data-tooltip-arrow
——

Present on the arrow element.