Tooltip

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Overview

A tooltip is a floating text area that provides helpful or contextual information on hover, focus, or tap.

A black tooltip on top of a gray disabled button

Status

What do these mean?
Figma library:
Ready
RH Elements:
Ready
RH Shared Libs:
Ready

Sample element

Top Tooltip Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Mi eget mauris pharetra et ultrices. Left Tooltip Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Mi eget mauris pharetra et ultrices. Right Tooltip Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Mi eget mauris pharetra et ultrices. Bottom Tooltip Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Mi eget mauris pharetra et ultrices.

When to use

  • When users need help making a decision
  • When you need to provide more information for icons or icon buttons without labels
  • When you need to define new or unfamiliar UI elements that are not described directly in the user interface
Property Status Meaning
Figma library Ready Component is available in the Figma library
RH Elements Ready Component is available in the RH Elements repo
RH Shared Libs Ready Component is available in the RH Shared Libs repo