Tooltip libraries are libraries or frameworks that provide pre-built functionality and components to easily create tooltips in websites. These libraries typically handle the positioning, appearance, and behavior of tooltips, making it easier for developers to implement tooltips without having to write complex code from scratch.
Floating UI (25.5k β) β A JavaScript library that helps you create and position floating elements such as tooltips, popovers, dropdowns, and more. It also provides hooks and components for building accessible user interactions with React. Floating UI is smart, flexible, and platform-agnostic. Floating UI is the evolution of Popper 2, designed to bring the project to a new level.
Tippy.js (11k β) β A JavaScript library that helps you create and customize tooltips, popovers, dropdowns, and menus. It is powered by Popper and supports animations, themes, accessibility, and interactivity. Tippy.js is lightweight, compatible, and easy to use.
Tether (8.5k β) β A JavaScript library that helps you position overlays, tooltips, dropdowns and other floating elements near a reference element. It also prevents them from being clipped or cut off by the viewport or other containers. Tether is lightweight, extensible, and compatible with different browsers and environments.
Hint.css (8.3k β) β A CSS library that helps you create simple and elegant tooltips using only HTML and CSS. It does not require any JavaScript and supports accessibility with aria-label attributes. Hint.css offers different positions, colors, sizes, and effects for your tooltips.
Balloon.css (5k β) β A CSS library that helps you create simple and elegant tooltips using only HTML and CSS. It does not require any JavaScript and supports accessibility with aria-label attributes. Balloon.css offers different positions, colors, sizes, and effects for your tooltips.
ReactTooltip (3.2k β) β A React library that helps you create tooltips for your React components. It is based on the react-tooltip package and supports various props and options to customize the appearance and behavior of the tooltips. React Tooltip is easy to use, accessible, and responsive.
Floating Vue (2.9k β) β A Vue library that helps you create and position tooltips, dropdowns, menus and other poppers in your Vue application. It is powered by Floating UI and supports flexible configuration, powerful theming, and accessibility. Floating Vue is easy to use, compatible, and customizable.
NanoPop (572 β) β A minimalistic, small, positioning engine for JavaScript. It is built for high-performance, minimal footprint and maximum control over positioning behavior. Nanopop can be used to position tooltips, popovers, dropdowns and other floating elements near a reference element.
Bootstrap Tooltips β A component of the Bootstrap (164k β) framework that helps you add custom tooltips with CSS and JavaScript using CSS3 for animations and data-attributes for local title storage. They rely on the Popper.js library for positioning and offer various options to customize the appearance and behavior of the tooltips. Bootstrap tooltips are opt-in for performance reasons, so you must initialize them yourself.
Tooltips, popovers, dropdowns, menus, and other floating elements are UI components that appear on top of the main content and provide additional information or functionality. They are usually anchored to another element on the page and can be triggered by different user actions, such as hover, click, or focus. Some differences between them are:
Tooltips are small text-only elements that show a brief description or label for another element. They are typically visible on hover and disappear when the mouse moves away. They are meant to clarify or help the user understand the main content, not add new content.
Popovers are larger elements that can contain text, images, icons, or even interactive elements. They are typically visible on click or focus and can be dismissed by clicking outside or pressing escape. They are meant to provide related additional content or functionality that is not essential for the main content.
Dropdowns are elements that show a list of options or choices for the user to select from. They are typically visible on click or focus and can be dismissed by selecting an option or clicking outside. They are meant to provide a compact way of presenting multiple options without taking up too much space on the page.
Other floating elements are any other UI components that appear on top of the main content and have a similar behavior as tooltips, popovers, or dropdowns. Some examples are menus, modals, dialogs, alerts, notifications, etc. They are meant to serve different purposes depending on the context and design of the application.
Tooltip libraries are tools that help developers create and customize tooltips for their web applications. Tooltips are small pop-up elements that show additional information when users hover over, focus on, or tap an element. Some common features of tooltip libraries are:
Positioning: You can specify where the tooltip should appear relative to the target element, such as top, bottom, left, right, or center. Some libraries also support automatic positioning based on the available space and collision detection.
Styling: You can customize the appearance of the tooltips, such as color, size, shape, border, shadow, and animation. Some libraries also provide built-in themes or templates for different styles.
Content: You can define the content of the tooltips, such as text, HTML, images, icons, or even interactive elements. Some libraries also support dynamic content based on the target elementβs attributes or state.
Accessibility: You make the tooltips accessible for users with disabilities, such as using aria-labels, keyboard navigation, focus management, and screen reader support.
Performance: You can optimize the performance of the tooltips, such as using virtual DOM, lazy loading, caching, or debouncing. Some libraries also support server-side rendering or static generation for faster loading times.