Tooltip
A React component in Beamline's Overlays category.
Short supporting text for a control: opens after a moment on hover and at once on keyboard focus; inside a toolbar group the next one opens instantly.
Use it for
- Naming icon-only buttons and showing their keyboard shortcut.
- Saying why a control is disabled and how to enable it.
Not for
- Essential information (put it on the page).
- Anything clickable or long (popover).
Anatomy
- trigger (your control)
- content
- shortcut
Variants
- side: top, right, bottom, left
- align: start, center, end
States
- closed
- delayed-open (after 500 ms hover)
- instant-open (keyboard focus, or inside a group after another)
- closing
Keyboard
- Focus opens it at once
- Escape closes it
Motion
Rises 4px and fades in over --pui-motion-in after a hover delay; fades in only when instant; fades out over --pui-motion-out. Reduced motion: no movement.
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
content | ReactNode | — | |
shortcut | string | — | |
side / align | string | "top" / "center" | |
open / defaultOpen / onOpenChange | boolean | — | |
TooltipGroup delay | number | 500 | |
classNames | TooltipClassNames | — | |
style / ref | CSSProperties / native Ref | — | Root styles; ref targets native popup div. |
Dependencies
@radix-ui/react-tooltip
Import
import { TooltipGroup, Tooltip } from "@/components/tooltip/tooltip";Get it
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