---
title: Tooltip
description: A popup that appears when an element is hovered or focused, showing a hint.

links:
  doc: https://base-ui.com/react/components/tooltip#api-reference
---

## Preview

<ComponentPreview name="p-tooltip-1" />

## Installation

<CodeTabs>

<TabsList>
  <TabsTab value="cli">CLI</TabsTab>
  <TabsTab value="manual">Manual</TabsTab>
</TabsList>

<TabsPanel value="cli">

```bash
npx @olyx/cli@latest add tooltip
```

</TabsPanel>

<TabsPanel value="manual">

<Steps>

<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install @base-ui/react
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource name="tooltip" title="components/ui/tooltip.tsx" />

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsPanel>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx
import { Tooltip, TooltipTrigger, TooltipContent } from "@/components/ui/tooltip"
```

```tsx
<Tooltip>
  <TooltipTrigger render={<Button variant="neutral" mode="stroke" />}>
    Hover me
  </TooltipTrigger>
  <TooltipContent>Helpful hint</TooltipContent>
</Tooltip>
```

## API Reference

### Tooltip

Root component. Wraps `Tooltip.Root` from Base UI with a built-in `TooltipProvider` (300ms delay).

### TooltipTrigger

Trigger element. Alias for `Tooltip.Trigger` from Base UI.

### TooltipContent

Popup container that displays the tooltip content. Also exported as `TooltipContent`.

| Prop          | Type                                      | Default    |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| `side`        | `"top" \| "bottom" \| "left" \| "right"` | `"top"`    |
| `align`       | `"start" \| "center" \| "end"`           | `"center"` |
| `sideOffset`  | `number`                                  | `6`        |
| `alignOffset` | `number`                                  | `0`        |
| `size`        | `"sm" \| "md" \| "lg"`                   | `"md"`     |
| `variant`     | `"dark" \| "light"`                       | `"dark"`   |

All props from [Base UI Tooltip](https://base-ui.com/react/components/tooltip#api-reference) are also supported.

## Examples

### Light

<ComponentPreview name="p-tooltip-2" />

### Positioning

<ComponentPreview name="p-tooltip-3" />

### Small

<ComponentPreview name="p-tooltip-4" />

### Large

<ComponentPreview name="p-tooltip-5" />