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import { Tooltip } from '@zendeskgarden/react-tooltips';
Tooltips appear when a user hovers or focuses an element. They provide contextual information about the element they are paired with. Use a Tooltip to describe the function of an element when it might be ambiguous, or to label unlabeled icons. Do not use tooltips to display information a user needs to remember, or to show truncated text (use a native title attribute instead).

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Basic usage

Wrap any focusable element with Tooltip and pass the tooltip text via the content prop. 
import { Tooltip } from '@zendeskgarden/react-tooltips';
import { Button } from '@zendeskgarden/react-buttons';

const Example = () => (
  <Tooltip content="Eat, drink, and be rosemary">
    <Button isBasic>Hover for a tooltip</Button>
  </Tooltip>
);

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Placement

There are 13 placement options. The Tooltip occupies the top position by default. auto chooses the placement with the most available space. 
<Tooltip content="Tooltip text" placement="bottom-start">
  <Button>Bottom start</Button>
</Tooltip>
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placement
'auto' | 'top' | 'top-start' | 'top-end' | 'bottom' | 'bottom-start' | 'bottom-end' | 'start' | 'start-top' | 'start-bottom' | 'end' | 'end-top' | 'end-bottom'
Controls the preferred position of the tooltip relative to its trigger. Defaults to 'top'.

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Size

Tooltips come in four sizes: small, medium, large, and extra-large. Only large and extra-large can contain a Tooltip.Title. 
<Tooltip size="small" content="Small tooltip">
  <Button size="small">Small</Button>
</Tooltip>

<Tooltip size="large" content={
  <>
    <Tooltip.Title>Words of wisdom</Tooltip.Title>
    <Tooltip.Paragraph>
      I asked the staff at my local garden center what to grow in my garden.
      They gave me some sage advice.
    </Tooltip.Paragraph>
  </>
}>
  <Button>Large</Button>
</Tooltip>
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size
'small' | 'medium' | 'large' | 'extra-large'
Controls the tooltip dimensions. Defaults to 'small'. Use 'large' or 'extra-large' when including a title.

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Type (light / dark)

Tooltips can be light or dark. Small and medium tooltips default to dark. Large and extra-large tooltips default to light. 
import { Tooltip } from '@zendeskgarden/react-tooltips';
import { Button } from '@zendeskgarden/react-buttons';

const Example = () => (
  <>
    <Tooltip type="dark" size="small" content="Eat, drink, and be rosemary">
      <Button size="small" isPrimary>Dark tooltip</Button>
    </Tooltip>

    <Tooltip
      type="light"
      size="large"
      placement="top-end"
      content={
        <>
          <Tooltip.Title>Words of wisdom</Tooltip.Title>
          <Tooltip.Paragraph>
            I asked the staff at my local garden center what to grow in my garden.
            They gave me some sage advice.
          </Tooltip.Paragraph>
        </>
      }
    >
      <Button isPrimary>Light tooltip</Button>
    </Tooltip>
  </>
);
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type
'light' | 'dark'
The color theme of the tooltip. Small/medium default to 'dark'; large/extra-large default to 'light'.

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Subcomponents

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Tooltip.Title

A bold heading rendered inside a large or extra-large tooltip. Only valid when size is 'large' or 'extra-large'.

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Tooltip.Paragraph

Body text inside a large or extra-large tooltip. Use for multi-sentence descriptions.

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TooltipDialog

import { TooltipDialog } from '@zendeskgarden/react-modals';
TooltipDialog is a richer popover that supports interactive content — buttons, links, and a focus loop. It is appropriate when a user needs to take action within the tooltip.
Use TooltipDialog when you need interactive controls inside the popover. For read-only hover text, use Tooltip instead.

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Basic usage

import { TooltipDialog } from '@zendeskgarden/react-modals';
import { Button } from '@zendeskgarden/react-buttons';
import { IconButton } from '@zendeskgarden/react-buttons';

const Example = () => (
  <TooltipDialog
    content={
      <>
        <TooltipDialog.Title>Garden tips</TooltipDialog.Title>
        <TooltipDialog.Body>
          Water your plants in the morning to reduce evaporation and fungal growth.
        </TooltipDialog.Body>
        <TooltipDialog.Footer>
          <TooltipDialog.FooterItem>
            <Button isBasic size="small">Dismiss</Button>
          </TooltipDialog.FooterItem>
          <TooltipDialog.FooterItem>
            <Button isPrimary size="small">Learn more</Button>
          </TooltipDialog.FooterItem>
        </TooltipDialog.Footer>
        <TooltipDialog.Close aria-label="Close" />
      </>
    }
  >
    <Button isBasic>Open tooltip dialog</Button>
  </TooltipDialog>
);

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Placement

There are 13 placement options. The default is top. auto chooses the position with the most available space.
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placement
'auto' | 'top' | 'top-start' | 'top-end' | 'bottom' | 'bottom-start' | 'bottom-end' | 'start' | 'start-top' | 'start-bottom' | 'end' | 'end-top' | 'end-bottom'
Controls the preferred position of the dialog. Defaults to 'top'.

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Component structure

<TooltipDialog>
  {/* trigger element */}
  <content>
    <TooltipDialog.Title />
    <TooltipDialog.Body />
    <TooltipDialog.Footer>
      <TooltipDialog.FooterItem />
    </TooltipDialog.Footer>
    <TooltipDialog.Close aria-label="Close" />
  </content>
</TooltipDialog>

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Accessibility

  • Tooltip automatically links its content to the trigger element via aria-describedby. Do not manually set this attribute.
  • TooltipDialog creates a focus trap while open, following the ARIA dialog pattern.
  • Always ensure the trigger element is focusable (a native button or element with tabIndex={0}) so keyboard users can access the tooltip.

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