The accessible, human friendly label to use for
screen readers.
If passed, tooltip will show the content label
but expose only `aria-label` to assistive technologies
Tooltip
A tooltip is a brief, informative message that appears when a user interacts with an element.
Import#
import { Tooltip } from '@chakra-ui/react'
Usage#
If the children of Tooltip is a string, we wrap with in a span with
tabIndex set to 0, to ensure it meets the accessibility requirements.
Note 🚨: If the
Tooltipis wrapping a functional component, ensure that the functional component accepts arefusingforwardRef.
Using custom components#
const CustomCard = React.forwardRef(({ children, ...rest }, ref) => (<Box p='1'><Tag ref={ref} {...rest}>{children}</Tag></Box>))const CustomToolTip = () => (<Tooltip label='Hover me'><CustomCard>Tag Here</CustomCard></Tooltip>)render(<CustomToolTip />)
<Tooltip label="Hey, I'm here!" aria-label='A tooltip'>Hover me</Tooltip>
With an icon#
<Tooltip label='Phone number' fontSize='md'><PhoneIcon /></Tooltip>
Note 🚨: If you're wrapping an icon from
react-icons, you need to also wrap the icon in aspanelement asreact-iconsicons do not useforwardRef.
With arrow#
<Tooltip hasArrow label='Search places' bg='gray.300' color='black'><SearchIcon /></Tooltip>
Tooltip with focusable content#
If the children of the tooltip is a focusable element, the tooltip will show when you focus or hover on the element, and will hide when you blur or move cursor out of the element.
<Tooltip hasArrow label='Search places' bg='red.600'><Button>Button</Button></Tooltip>
Disabling Tooltip#
To disable showing a tooltip, pass the isDisabled prop to the Tooltip
component.
<Tooltip isDisabled><SearchIcon /></Tooltip>
Placement#
Using the placement prop you can adjust where your tooltip will be displayed.
<VStack spacing={6}><HStack spacing={6}><Tooltip label='Auto start' placement='auto-start'><Button>Auto-Start</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Auto' placement='auto'><Button>Auto</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Auto end' placement='auto-end'><Button>Auto-End</Button></Tooltip></HStack><HStack spacing={6}><Tooltip label='Top start' placement='top-start'><Button>Top-Start</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Top' placement='top'><Button>Top</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Top end' placement='top-end'><Button>Top-End</Button></Tooltip></HStack><HStack spacing={6}><Tooltip label='Right start' placement='right-start'><Button>Right-Start</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Right' placement='right'><Button>Right</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Right end' placement='right-end'><Button>Right-End</Button></Tooltip></HStack><HStack spacing={6}><Tooltip label='Bottom start' placement='bottom-start'><Button>Bottom Start</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Bottom' placement='bottom'><Button>Bottom</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Bottom end' placement='bottom-end'><Button>Bottom End</Button></Tooltip></HStack><HStack spacing={6}><Tooltip label='Left start' placement='left-start'><Button>Left-Start</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Left' placement='left'><Button>Left</Button></Tooltip><Tooltip label='Left end' placement='left-end'><Button>Left-End</Button></Tooltip></HStack></VStack>
More examples#
<Wrap spacing={6}><WrapItem><Tooltip label='I close on click'><Button>Close on Click - true(default)</Button></Tooltip></WrapItem><WrapItem><Tooltip label="I don't close on click" closeOnClick={false}><Button>Close on Click - false</Button></Tooltip></WrapItem><WrapItem><Tooltip label='I am always open' placement='top' isOpen><Button>Always Open</Button></Tooltip></WrapItem><WrapItem><Tooltip label='I am open by default' placement='left' defaultIsOpen><Button>Open on startup</Button></Tooltip></WrapItem><WrapItem><Tooltip label='Opened after 500ms' openDelay={500}><Button>Delay Open - 500ms</Button></Tooltip></WrapItem><WrapItem><Tooltip label='Closed after 500ms' closeDelay={500}><Button>Delay Close - 500ms</Button></Tooltip></WrapItem><WrapItem><Tooltip label='I have 15px arrow' hasArrow arrowSize={15}><Button>Arrow size - 15px</Button></Tooltip></WrapItem></Wrap>
Props#
aria-label
aria-labelDescription
Type
stringarrowPadding
arrowPaddingDescription
The padding required to prevent the arrow from reaching the very edge of the popper.
Type
numberDefault
8arrowShadowColor
arrowShadowColorType
stringarrowSize
arrowSizeType
numberDefault
10closeDelay
closeDelayDescription
Delay (in ms) before hiding the tooltip
Type
numberDefault
0mscloseOnClick
closeOnClickDescription
If true, the tooltip will hide on click
Type
booleanDefault
truecloseOnEsc
closeOnEscDescription
If true, the tooltip will hide on pressing Esc key
Type
booleanDefault
truecloseOnMouseDown
closeOnMouseDownDescription
If true, the tooltip will hide while the mouse is down
Type
booleancloseOnPointerDown
closeOnPointerDownDescription
If true, the tooltip will hide while the pointer is down
Type
booleanDefault
truecloseOnScroll
closeOnScrollType
booleanDefault
falsedefaultIsOpen
defaultIsOpenDescription
If true, the tooltip will be initially shown
Type
booleanDefault
falsedirection
directionDescription
Theme direction ltr or rtl. Popper's placement will
be set accordingly
Type
"ltr" | "rtl"Default
ltrgutter
gutterDescription
The distance or margin between the reference and popper.
It is used internally to create an offset modifier.
NB: If you define offset prop, it'll override the gutter.
Type
numberDefault
8hasArrow
hasArrowDescription
If true, the tooltip will show an arrow tip
Type
booleanDefault
falseisDisabled
isDisabledType
booleanDefault
falseisOpen
isOpenDescription
If true, the tooltip will be shown (in controlled mode)
Type
booleanDefault
falselabel
labelDescription
The label of the tooltip
Type
type ONLY_FOR_FORMAT =
| string
| number
| boolean
| ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>>
| Iterable<ReactNode>
| ReactPortal
| PromiseLikeOfReactNodemodifiers
modifiersDescription
Array of popper.js modifiers. Check the docs to see the list of possible modifiers you can pass.
Type
Partial<Modifier<string, any>>[]motionProps
motionPropsType
HTMLMotionProps<"div">offset
offsetDescription
The main and cross-axis offset to displace popper element from its reference element.
Type
[number, number]onClose
onCloseDescription
Callback to run when the tooltip hides
Type
() => voidonOpen
onOpenDescription
Callback to run when the tooltip shows
Type
() => voidopenDelay
openDelayDescription
Delay (in ms) before showing the tooltip
Type
numberDefault
0msplacement
placementDescription
The placement of the popper relative to its reference.
Type
PlacementWithLogicalDefault
bottomportalProps
portalPropsDescription
Props to be forwarded to the portal component
Type
Pick<
PortalProps,
"appendToParentPortal" | "containerRef"
>shouldWrapChildren
shouldWrapChildrenDescription
If true, the tooltip will wrap its children
in a `<span/>` with `tabIndex=0`
Type
booleanDefault
falseThe Tooltip component is a single part component. All of the styling is
applied directly to the div element.
To learn more about styling single part components, visit the Component Style page.
Theming properties#
The properties that affect the theming of the Tooltip component are:
variant: The visual variant of the button. Variants for this component are not implemented in the default theme.colorScheme: The color scheme of the button. Color schemes for this component are not implemented in the default theme.size: The size of the button. Sizes for this component are not implemented in the default theme.
Theming utilities#
defineStyle: a function used to create style objects.defineStyleConfig: a function used to define the style configuration for a single part component.
import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'
Customizing the default theme#
import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'// define the base component stylesconst baseStyle = {borderRadius: 'md', // add a border radiusfontWeight: 'normal', // change the font weightborder: '1px solid', // add a border}// export the component themeexport const tooltipTheme = defineStyleConfig({ baseStyle })
After customizing the default theme, we can import it in our theme file and add
it in the components property.
import { extendTheme } from '@chakra-ui/react'import { tooltipTheme } from './components/Tooltip'const theme = extendTheme({components: {Tooltip: tooltipTheme,},})export default theme
This is a crucial step to make sure that any changes that we make to the tooltip theme are applied.
Adding a custom size#
Let's assume we want to create a small, medium, and large size. Here's how we can do that:
import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'// define custom sizesconst sizes = {sm: defineStyle({fontSize: 'sm',py: '1',px: '2',maxW: '200px',}),md: defineStyle({fontSize: 'md',py: '2',px: '3',maxW: '300px',}),lg: defineStyle({fontSize: 'lg',py: '2',px: '4',maxW: '350px',}),}// export the component themeexport const tooltipTheme = defineStyleConfig({ sizes })
Every time you're adding anything new to the theme, you need to run the CLI command to get proper autocomplete in your IDE. You can learn more about the CLI tool here.
Adding a custom variant#
Let's assume we want to include a variant that can use a color scheme. Here's how we can do that:
import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'// define styles for custom variantconst colorfulVariant = defineStyle((props) => {const { colorScheme: c } = props // add color scheme as a propreturn {_light: {bg: `${c}.300`,borderColor: `${c}.600`,color: `${c}.800`,},_dark: {bg: `${c}.600`,borderColor: `${c}.300`,color: `${c}.200`,},}})// define custom variantsconst variants = {colorful: colorfulVariant,}// export the component themeexport const tooltipTheme = defineStyleConfig({ variants })
Using a custom color scheme#
Let's assume we want to use our own custom color scale based on our brand. First, we need to define the color scale in the main theme file:
import { extendTheme } from '@chakra-ui/react';import { tooltipTheme } from './components/Tooltip';const theme = extendTheme({// add a custom color schemecolors: {brand: {50: '#ffeae1',...500: '#d24314',...900: '#1e0400',},},});export default theme;
Then, we can use the custom color scale as the color scheme for the tooltip:
<Tooltip colorScheme='brand'>...</Tooltip>
Changing the default properties#
Let's assume we want to add a default size, variant, and color scheme of every tooltip in our app. Here's how we can do that:
import { defineStyle, defineStyleConfig } from '@chakra-ui/react'// define which sizes, variants, and color schemes are applied by defaultconst defaultProps = {size: 'md',variant: 'colorful',colorScheme: 'brand',}// export the component themeexport const tooltipTheme = defineStyleConfig({ defaultProps })
Showcase#
import React from 'react'; import { ChakraProvider, Box, Center, SimpleGrid, GridItem, Text, Icon, Tooltip, } from '@chakra-ui/react'; import theme from './theme'; import { ColorModeSwitcher } from './ColorModeSwitcher'; import { QuestionIcon } from '@chakra-ui/icons'; export default function App() { return ( <ChakraProvider theme={theme}> <Box position="relative" h="100vh" p={12}> <Center> <SimpleGrid columns={[1, 1, 1, 2, 3]} spacing="12"> <GridItem border="1px solid" borderRadius="xl" p={8} _light={{ bg: 'gray.200' }} _dark={{ bg: 'gray.700' }} > <Text display="inline-flex" alignItems="baseline"> Hover the icon for more information. <Tooltip label="Tooltip with new theme defaults of brand color scheme and medium size." placement="top" > <Icon as={QuestionIcon} mx={2} color="brand.400" /> </Tooltip> </Text> </GridItem> <GridItem border="1px solid" borderRadius="xl" p={8} _light={{ bg: 'gray.200' }} _dark={{ bg: 'gray.700' }} > <Text display="inline-flex" alignItems="baseline"> Hover the icon for more information. <Tooltip label="Tooltip with blue color scheme and new large size." placement="top" colorScheme="blue" size="lg" > <Icon as={QuestionIcon} mx={2} color="blue.400" /> </Tooltip> </Text> </GridItem> <GridItem border="1px solid" borderRadius="xl" p={8} _light={{ bg: 'gray.200' }} _dark={{ bg: 'gray.700' }} > <Text display="inline-flex" alignItems="baseline"> Hover the icon for more information. <Tooltip label="Tooltip with green color scheme and new small size." placement="top" colorScheme="green" size="sm" > <Icon as={QuestionIcon} mx={2} color="green.400" /> </Tooltip> </Text> </GridItem> </SimpleGrid> </Center> <ColorModeSwitcher /> </Box> </ChakraProvider> ); }