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A popup that displays information related to an element when the element receives keyboard focus or the mouse hovers over it.

Client JS
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Tooltip,
  TooltipContent,
  TooltipTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/tooltip"

export function TooltipDemo() {
  return (
    <Tooltip>
      <TooltipTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
        Hover
      </TooltipTrigger>
      <TooltipContent>
        <p>Add to library</p>
      </TooltipContent>
    </Tooltip>
  )
}

Installation

pnpm dlx shadcnui-hono-jsx@latest add tooltip

This component uses a small client script. add installs it into public/shadcn/; serve that directory at /shadcn/ and load the script on pages that use the component (see Client Scripts):

<script type="module" src="/shadcn/hover.js"></script>

Usage

import {
  Tooltip,
  TooltipContent,
  TooltipTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/tooltip"
<Tooltip>
  <TooltipTrigger>Hover</TooltipTrigger>
  <TooltipContent>
    <p>Add to library</p>
  </TooltipContent>
</Tooltip>

Composition

Use the following composition to build a Tooltip:

Tooltip
├── TooltipTrigger
└── TooltipContent

Side

Use the side prop to change the position of the tooltip.

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Tooltip,
  TooltipContent,
  TooltipTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/tooltip"

export function TooltipSides() {
  return (
    <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
      {(["left", "top", "bottom", "right"] as const).map((side) => (
        <Tooltip key={side}>
          <TooltipTrigger
            render={<Button variant="outline" class="w-fit capitalize" />}
          >
            {side}
          </TooltipTrigger>
          <TooltipContent side={side}>
            <p>Add to library</p>
          </TooltipContent>
        </Tooltip>
      ))}
    </div>
  )
}

With Keyboard Shortcut

import { SaveIcon } from "@/components/icons"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Kbd } from "@/components/ui/kbd"
import {
  Tooltip,
  TooltipContent,
  TooltipTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/tooltip"

export function TooltipKeyboard() {
  return (
    <Tooltip>
      <TooltipTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" size="icon-sm" />}>
        <SaveIcon />
      </TooltipTrigger>
      <TooltipContent>
        Save Changes <Kbd>S</Kbd>
      </TooltipContent>
    </Tooltip>
  )
}

Disabled Button

Show a tooltip on a disabled button by wrapping it with a span.

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import {
  Tooltip,
  TooltipContent,
  TooltipTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/tooltip"

export function TooltipDisabled() {
  return (
    <>
      <Tooltip>
        <TooltipTrigger render={<span class="inline-block w-fit" />}>
          <Button variant="outline" disabled>
            Disabled
          </Button>
        </TooltipTrigger>
        <TooltipContent>
          <p>This feature is currently unavailable</p>
        </TooltipContent>
      </Tooltip>
    </>
  )
}

RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the RTL configuration guide.

// This example sets dir and uses useTranslation because this site is not RTL.

// In an RTL app you won't need them; see the RTL guide.

import {
  type Translations,
  useTranslation,
} from "@/components/language-selector"
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tooltip"

const translations: Translations = {
  en: {
    dir: "ltr",
    values: {
      content: "Add to library",
      "inline-start": "Inline Start",
      left: "Left",
      top: "Top",
      bottom: "Bottom",
      right: "Right",
      "inline-end": "Inline End",
    },
  },
  ar: {
    dir: "rtl",
    values: {
      content: "إضافة إلى المكتبة",
      "inline-start": "بداية السطر",
      left: "يسار",
      top: "أعلى",
      bottom: "أسفل",
      right: "يمين",
      "inline-end": "نهاية السطر",
    },
  },
  he: {
    dir: "rtl",
    values: {
      content: "הוסף לספרייה",
      "inline-start": "תחילת השורה",
      left: "שמאל",
      top: "למעלה",
      bottom: "למטה",
      right: "ימין",
      "inline-end": "סוף השורה",
    },
  },
}

const physicalSides = ["left", "top", "bottom", "right"] as const
const logicalSides = ["inline-start", "inline-end"] as const

export function TooltipRtl() {
  const { dir, t } = useTranslation(translations, "ar")

  return (
    <div class="grid gap-4">
      <div class="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
        {physicalSides.map((side) => (
          <Tooltip key={side}>
            <TooltipTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
              {t[side]}
            </TooltipTrigger>
            <TooltipContent side={side} dir={dir}>
              {t.content}
            </TooltipContent>
          </Tooltip>
        ))}
      </div>
      <div class="flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-2">
        {logicalSides.map((side) => (
          <Tooltip key={side}>
            <TooltipTrigger render={<Button variant="outline" />}>
              {t[side]}
            </TooltipTrigger>
            <TooltipContent side={side} dir={dir}>
              {t.content}
            </TooltipContent>
          </Tooltip>
        ))}
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

Notes

  • Opening on hover or keyboard focus needs the client script /shadcn/hover.js (<script type="module" src="/shadcn/hover.js">); without it the tooltip does not open, but the trigger's aria-describedby still exposes its text. The popup is a native popover placed with CSS anchor positioning.
  • Unlike Base UI, the popup has role="tooltip" and describes the trigger. Controlled state (open, onOpenChange) is not supported.
  • Accepts class instead of className.
  • Upstream documentation: shadcn/ui Tooltip. See also Differences from shadcn/ui.

API Reference

See the Base UI Tooltip documentation.