---
title: Tooltip
description: A popup that displays information related to an element when the element receives keyboard focus or the mouse hovers over it.
component: true
links:
  doc: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/tooltip
  api: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/tooltip#api-reference
---

<ComponentPreview name="tooltip-demo" description="A tooltip component." />

## Installation

<Tabs defaultValue="cli">

<TabsList>
  <TabsTrigger value="cli">CLI</TabsTrigger>
  <TabsTrigger value="manual">Manual</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
<TabsContent value="cli">

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add tooltip
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps>

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

```bash
npm install @radix-ui/react-tooltip
```

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

<ComponentSource name="tooltip" />

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

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</Tabs>

## Usage

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

```tsx
<TooltipProvider>
  <Tooltip>
    <TooltipTrigger>Hover</TooltipTrigger>
    <TooltipContent>
      <p>Add to library</p>
    </TooltipContent>
  </Tooltip>
</TooltipProvider>
```
