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Tooltip API

The API documentation of the Tooltip React component. Learn more about the props and the CSS customization points.

Import

import Tooltip from '@material-ui/core/Tooltip';
// or
import { Tooltip } from '@material-ui/core';

You can learn more about the difference by reading this guide.

Component name

The MuiTooltip name can be used for providing default props or style overrides at the theme level.

Props

Name Type Default Description
arrow bool false If true, adds an arrow to the tooltip.
children* element Tooltip reference element.
⚠️ Needs to be able to hold a ref.
classes object Override or extend the styles applied to the component. See CSS API below for more details.
describeChild bool false Set to true if the title acts as an accessible description. By default the title acts as an accessible label for the child.
disableFocusListener bool false Do not respond to focus events.
disableHoverListener bool false Do not respond to hover events.
disableInteractive bool false Makes a tooltip not interactive, i.e. it will close when the user hovers over the tooltip before the leaveDelay is expired.
disableTouchListener bool false Do not respond to long press touch events.
enterDelay number 100 The number of milliseconds to wait before showing the tooltip. This prop won't impact the enter touch delay (enterTouchDelay).
enterNextDelay number 0 The number of milliseconds to wait before showing the tooltip when one was already recently opened.
enterTouchDelay number 700 The number of milliseconds a user must touch the element before showing the tooltip.
followCursor bool false If true, the tooltip follow the cursor over the wrapped element.
id string This prop is used to help implement the accessibility logic. If you don't provide this prop. It falls back to a randomly generated id.
leaveDelay number 0 The number of milliseconds to wait before hiding the tooltip. This prop won't impact the leave touch delay (leaveTouchDelay).
leaveTouchDelay number 1500 The number of milliseconds after the user stops touching an element before hiding the tooltip.
onClose func Callback fired when the component requests to be closed.

Signature:
function(event: object) => void
event: The event source of the callback.
onOpen func Callback fired when the component requests to be open.

Signature:
function(event: object) => void
event: The event source of the callback.
open bool If true, the tooltip is shown.
placement 'bottom-end'
| 'bottom-start'
| 'bottom'
| 'left-end'
| 'left-start'
| 'left'
| 'right-end'
| 'right-start'
| 'right'
| 'top-end'
| 'top-start'
| 'top'		 'bottom' Tooltip placement.
PopperComponent elementType Popper The component used for the popper.
PopperProps object Props applied to the Popper element.
title* node Tooltip title. Zero-length titles string are never displayed.
TransitionComponent elementType Grow The component used for the transition. Follow this guide to learn more about the requirements for this component.
TransitionProps object Props applied to the transition element. By default, the element is based on this Transition component.

The ref is forwarded to the root element.

Any other props supplied will be provided to the root element (native element).

CSS

Rule name Global class Description
popper .MuiTooltip-popper Styles applied to the Popper component.
popperInteractive .MuiTooltip-popperInteractive Styles applied to the Popper component unless disableInteractive={true}.
popperArrow .MuiTooltip-popperArrow Styles applied to the Popper component if arrow={true}.
tooltip .MuiTooltip-tooltip Styles applied to the tooltip (label wrapper) element.
tooltipArrow .MuiTooltip-tooltipArrow Styles applied to the tooltip (label wrapper) element if arrow={true}.
arrow .MuiTooltip-arrow Styles applied to the arrow element.
touch .MuiTooltip-touch Styles applied to the tooltip (label wrapper) element if the tooltip is opened by touch.
tooltipPlacementLeft .MuiTooltip-tooltipPlacementLeft Styles applied to the tooltip (label wrapper) element if placement contains "left".
tooltipPlacementRight .MuiTooltip-tooltipPlacementRight Styles applied to the tooltip (label wrapper) element if placement contains "right".
tooltipPlacementTop .MuiTooltip-tooltipPlacementTop Styles applied to the tooltip (label wrapper) element if placement contains "top".
tooltipPlacementBottom .MuiTooltip-tooltipPlacementBottom Styles applied to the tooltip (label wrapper) element if placement contains "bottom".

You can override the style of the component thanks to one of these customization points:

If that's not sufficient, you can check the implementation of the component for more detail.

Demos