How TO - Tooltip

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Learn how to create tooltips with CSS.

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How To Create Tooltips

Step 1) Add HTML:

Example

<div class="tooltip">Hover over me
<span class="tooltiptext">Tooltip text</span>
</div>

Step 2) Add CSS:

Example

/* Tooltip container */
.tooltip {
  position: relative;
display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted black; /* If you want dots under the hoverable text */
}

/* Tooltip text */
.tooltip .tooltiptext {
visibility: hidden;
width: 120px;
background-color: #555;
color: #fff;
text-align: center;
  padding: 5px 0;
border-radius: 6px;

/* Position the tooltip text */
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
bottom: 125%;
  left: 50%;
margin-left: -60px;

  /* Fade in tooltip */
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s;
}

/* Tooltip arrow */
.tooltip .tooltiptext::after {
  content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 50%;
  margin-left: -5px;
border-width: 5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: #555 transparent transparent transparent;
}

/* Show the tooltip text when you mouse over the tooltip container */
.tooltip:hover .tooltiptext {
visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
}

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Tip: Go to our CSS Tooltip Tutorial to learn more about tooltips.

Tip: To create "clickable" tooltips, go to our How To Create Popups Tutorial

Tip: Modals are also similar to tooltips. Go to our How To Create Modals Tutorial to learn about modals.

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