Theme

Tooltip

overlay @dryui/ui Compound

Hover/focus popup with descriptive text

hoverinfotooltiphint

Start Here

Start from the smallest working snippet, then move to interactive examples and the full API contract below.

Styled quick start

Copy this entrypoint first. It includes the imports required to get the component on screen.

svelte
<script lang="ts">
  import '@dryui/ui/themes/default.css';
  import '@dryui/ui/themes/dark.css';
  import { Tooltip } from '@dryui/ui';
</script>

<Tooltip.Root>
  <Tooltip.Trigger>
    <Button variant="ghost">Hover me</Button>
  </Tooltip.Trigger>
  <Tooltip.Content>Extra information</Tooltip.Content>
</Tooltip.Root>

Import options

Root package

ts
import { Tooltip } from '@dryui/ui'

Per-component subpath

ts
import { Tooltip } from '@dryui/ui/tooltip'

Customize

Use the interactive examples to see common variants, states, and composition patterns before building your own.

Basic Tooltip

Hover me
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<Tooltip.Root>
  <Tooltip.Trigger>Hover me</Tooltip.Trigger>
  <Tooltip.Content>This is a helpful tooltip</Tooltip.Content>
</Tooltip.Root>

Tooltip with delay

Hover for delayed tooltip
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<Tooltip.Root openDelay={500} closeDelay={200}>
  <Tooltip.Trigger>Hover for delayed tooltip</Tooltip.Trigger>
  <Tooltip.Content>Appears after 500ms delay</Tooltip.Content>
</Tooltip.Root>

Tooltip on button

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<Tooltip.Root>
  <Tooltip.Trigger>
    <Button variant="ghost">?</Button>
  </Tooltip.Trigger>
  <Tooltip.Content>Click for help documentation</Tooltip.Content>
</Tooltip.Root>

Structure

Compound components always start with Tooltip.Root. Use this structure block to understand required wrappers before you wire state or styling.

Tooltip.Root
  Tooltip.Trigger
  Tooltip.Content
Tooltip.Root Tooltip.TriggerTooltip.Content

Compose

The full API contract lives here: props, CSS variables, and the public data attributes you can target when styling.

Compound component. Start with Tooltip.Root, then add only the parts you need.

Tooltip.TriggerTooltip.Content

Tooltip.Root

Prop Type Default Required Bindable
openDelay
number
— — —
closeDelay
number
— — —
children
Snippet
— ✓ —

Also accepts standard HTML attributes (class, style, id, etc.)

Tooltip.Trigger

Prop Type Default Required Bindable
children
Snippet
— ✓ —

Forwards <span> attributes via rest props. Common examples: id, style, aria-label.

Tooltip.Content

Prop Type Default Required Bindable
offset
number
— — —
children
Snippet
— ✓ —

Forwards <div> attributes via rest props. Common examples: id, style, role.