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

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="tooltip-demo" />

## Installation

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<Step>Run the following command:</Step>

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

<Step>Add the `TooltipProvider` to the root of your app.</Step>

```tsx title="app/layout.tsx" showLineNumbers {1,7}
import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip"

export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
  return (
    <html lang="en">
      <body>
        <TooltipProvider>{children}</TooltipProvider>
      </body>
    </html>
  )
}
```

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

```bash
npm install @base-ui/react
```

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

<ComponentSource
  name="tooltip"
  title="components/ui/tooltip.tsx"
  styleName="base-nova"
/>

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

<Step>Add the `TooltipProvider` to the root of your app.</Step>

```tsx title="app/layout.tsx" showLineNumbers {1,7}
import { TooltipProvider } from "@/components/ui/tooltip"

export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
  return (
    <html lang="en">
      <body>
        <TooltipProvider>{children}</TooltipProvider>
      </body>
    </html>
  )
}
```

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

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

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

## Composition

Use the following composition to build a `Tooltip`:

```text
Tooltip
├── TooltipTrigger
└── TooltipContent
```

## Examples

### Side

Use the `side` prop to change the position of the tooltip.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="tooltip-sides" />

### With Keyboard Shortcut

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="tooltip-keyboard" />

### Disabled Button

Show a tooltip on a disabled button by wrapping it with a span.

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="tooltip-disabled" />

## RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](/docs/rtl).

<ComponentPreview styleName="base-nova" name="tooltip-rtl" direction="rtl" />

## API Reference

See the [Base UI Tooltip](https://base-ui.com/react/components/tooltip#api-reference) documentation.
