Tooltip

Tooltips display additional information upon hover or focus that is contextual, helpful, and nonessential while providing the ability to communicate and give clarity to a user.

Usage

Trigger

A tooltip trigger can be anything.

Placement

A tooltip can open at different placements.

Disabled

A tooltip can be disabled.

Custom Trigger

A tooltip trigger can update its appearance based on the isOpen value by using TooltipTriggerContext.

Disabled Trigger

While it is not recommended to add a tooltip to a disabled element, it is possible to do so.

Controlled

The open state can be handled in controlled mode.

Collection Items

Tooltips can be used in Collection items.

Props

Tooltip

triggerRef?

The ref for the element which the tooltip positions itself with respect to.

When used within a TooltipTrigger this is set automatically. It is only required when used standalone.

UNSAFE_backgroundColor?

Sets the background-color property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the backgroundColor property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_backgroundColorActive?

Sets the background-color property when active.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the backgroundColorActive property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_backgroundColorFocus?

Sets the background-color property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the backgroundColorFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_backgroundColorHover?

Sets the background-color property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the backgroundColorHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_border?

Sets the border property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the border property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderActive?

Sets the border property when active.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderActive property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderBottom?

Sets the border-bottom property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderBottom property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderBottomActive?

Sets the border-bottom property when active.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderBottomActive property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderBottomFocus?

Sets the border-bottom property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderBottomFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderBottomHover?

Sets the border-bottom property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderBottomHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderBottomLeftRadius?

Sets the border-bottom-left-radius property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderBottomLeftRadius property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderBottomRightRadius?

Sets the border-bottom-right-radius property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderBottomRightRadius property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderFocus?

Sets the border property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderHover?

Sets the border property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderLeft?

Sets the border-left property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderLeft property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderLeftActive?

Sets the border-left property when active.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderLeftActive property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderLeftFocus?

Sets the border-left property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderLeftFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderLeftHover?

Sets the border-left property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderLeftHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderRadius?

Sets the border-radius property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderRadius property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderRight?

Sets the border-right property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderRight property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderRightActive?

Sets the border-right property when active.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderRightActive property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderRightFocus?

Sets the border-right property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderRightFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderRightHover?

Sets the border-right property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderRightHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderTop?

Sets the border-top property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderTop property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderTopActive?

Sets the border-top property when active.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderTopActive property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderTopFocus?

Sets the border-top property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderTopFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderTopHover?

Sets the border-top property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderTopHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderTopLeftRadius?

Sets the border-top-left-radius property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderTopLeftRadius property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_borderTopRightRadius?

Sets the border-top-right-radius property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the borderTopRightRadius property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_boxShadow?

Sets the box-shadow property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the boxShadow property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_boxShadowActive?

Sets the box-shadow property when active.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the boxShadowActive property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_boxShadowFocus?

Sets the box-shadow property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the boxShadowFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_boxShadowHover?

Sets the box-shadow property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the boxShadowHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_color?

Sets the color property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the color property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_colorActive?

Sets the color property when active.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the colorActive property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_colorFocus?

Sets the color property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the colorFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_colorHover?

Sets the color property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the colorHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_columnGap?

Sets the column-gap property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the columnGap property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_fill?

Sets the fill property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the fill property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_fillFocus?

Sets the fill property when focused.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the fillFocus property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_fillHover?

Sets the fill property when hovered.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the fillHover property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_fontFamily?

Sets the font-family property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the fontFamily property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_fontSize?

Sets the font-size property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the fontSize property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_fontWeight?

Sets the font-weight property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the fontWeight property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_gap?

Sets the gap property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the gap property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_gridAutoColumns?

Sets the grid-auto-columns property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the gridAutoColumns property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_gridAutoRows?

Sets the grid-auto-rows property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the gridAutoRows property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_gridColumnSpan?

Sets the grid-column-span property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the gridColumnSpan property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_gridRowSpan?

Sets the grid-row-span property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the gridRowSpan property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_gridTemplateColumns?

Sets the grid-template-columns property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the gridTemplateColumns property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_gridTemplateRows?

Sets the grid-template-rows property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the gridTemplateRows property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_height?

Sets the height property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the height property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_lineHeight?

Sets the line-height property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the lineHeight property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_margin?

Sets the margin property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the margin property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_marginBottom?

Sets the margin-bottom property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the marginBottom property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_marginLeft?

Sets the margin-left property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the marginLeft property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_marginRight?

Sets the margin-right property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the marginRight property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_marginTop?

Sets the margin-top property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the marginTop property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_marginX?

Sets the horizontal margin (margin-left and margin-right) property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the marginX property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_marginY?

Sets the vertical margin (margin-top and margin-bottom) property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the marginY property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_maxHeight?

Sets the max-height property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the maxHeight property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_maxWidth?

Sets the max-width property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the maxWidth property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_minHeight?

Sets the min-height property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the minHeight property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_minWidth?

Sets the min-width property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the minWidth property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_padding?

Sets the padding property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the padding property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_paddingBottom?

Sets the padding-bottom property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the paddingBottom property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_paddingLeft?

Sets the padding-left property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the paddingLeft property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_paddingRight?

Sets the padding-right property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the paddingRight property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_paddingTop?

Sets the padding-top property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the paddingTop property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_paddingX?

Sets the horizontal padding (padding-left and padding-right) property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the paddingX property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_paddingY?

Sets the vertical padding (padding-top and padding-bottom) property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the paddingY property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_rowGap?

Sets the row-gap property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the rowGap property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_stroke?

Sets the stroke property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the stroke property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

UNSAFE_width?

Sets the width property.

If you want to use a token value from the SCALE, use the width property instead.

This property is marked as UNSAFE because you're opting out of the intended values of the design system.

children?

The children of the component.

className?

The CSS className for the element.

style?

The inline style for the element.

TooltipTrigger

placement?

The placement of the element with respect to its anchor element.

Defaults to 'top'.
isDisabled?

Whether the tooltip should be disabled, independent from the trigger.

delay?

The delay time for the tooltip to show up. See guidelines.

Defaults to 1500.
trigger?

By default, opens for both focus and hover. Can be made to open only for focus.

isOpen?

Whether the overlay is open by default (controlled).

defaultOpen?

Whether the overlay is open by default (uncontrolled).

shouldFlip?

Whether the element should flip its orientation (e.g. top to bottom or left to right) when there is insufficient room for it to render completely.

Defaults to true.
containerPadding?

The placement padding that should be applied between the element and its surrounding container.

Defaults to 12.
offset?

The additional offset applied along the main axis between the element and its anchor element.

Defaults to 0.
crossOffset?

The additional offset applied along the cross axis between the element and its anchor element.

Defaults to 0.

Migration Notes

Coming from Orbiter, you should be aware of the following changes:

  • position has been renamed to placement. Refer to this sample