---
title: Hover Card
description: For sighted users to preview content available behind a link.
radix:
  link: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/hover-card
  api: https://www.radix-ui.com/docs/primitives/components/hover-card#api-reference
---

<ComponentExample src="/components/examples/hover-card/demo.tsx">
  <HoverCardDemo />
</ComponentExample>

## Installation

1. Install the `@radix-ui/react-hover-card` component from radix-ui:

```bash
npm install @radix-ui/react-hover-card
```

2. Copy and paste the following code into your project.

<ComponentSource src="/components/ui/hover-card.tsx" />

<Callout>
  This is the `<HoverCard />` primitive. You can place it in a file at
  `components/ui/hover-card.tsx`.
</Callout>

## Usage

```tsx
import {
  HoverCard,
  HoverCardContent,
  HoverCardTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/hover-card"
```

```tsx
<HoverCard>
  <HoverCardTrigger>Hover</HoverCardTrigger>
  <HoverCardContent>
    <div className="space-y-2">
      <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold">@nextjs</h4>
      <p className="text-sm">
        The React Framework – created and maintained by @vercel.
      </p>
    </div>
  </HoverCardContent>
</HoverCard>
```