Semantics
Base UI tooltip semantics and described-by relationship.
Overlays · stable · MIT
Tooltip
A short descriptive popup with shared delay and collision handling.
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Behavior contract
Semantics before surface
Keyboard
Focus opens; Escape closes.
System support
Light and dark themes, logical RTL layout, reduced motion, responsive content, and forwarded public refs.
Source-derived reference
Anatomy and public API
Exported anatomy
These public React parts are read directly from the canonical source during the documentation build.
GummyTooltipPopupGummyTooltipPositionerGummyTooltipTrigger
Prop contracts
Each exported part accepts the underlying native, Base UI, or documented Radix prop contract. Inspect the selected source below for exact generic types.
Troubleshooting
Check behavior before surface.
- If the material is missing, confirm the registry-installed shared and component CSS files are imported once.
- If interaction differs, preserve this contract: Focus opens; Escape closes.
- If assistive output differs, preserve this semantic foundation: Base UI tooltip semantics and described-by relationship.
- If dark, RTL, or reduced-motion behavior is missing, verify the nearest theme, direction, and media-query boundaries rather than adding page-local overrides.
Live product source
Inspect the canonical states
The Component Lab exercises real source across default, focus, disabled, responsive, dark, reduced-motion, and RTL contexts.
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Try Tooltip in context
Resize the canvas, switch its theme, or reverse its reading direction without changing the rest of the page.
Tooltip preview: fluid width, light theme, left to right.
Radix UI counterpart
Try Tooltip with Radix UI
This is the real separately installable Radix source using the same Gummy material and behavior contract.
Editable source
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Canonical Base UI or native source
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