Tooltip | Content Guidelines

Tooltips provide short contextual help on hover or focus. They are best for icon-only controls that need a label, or for brief supplementary information that does not need to be persistently visible.

When to use

To provide short contextual help on hover or focus.
For icon-only controls that require a label.
Do not use tooltips for critical information — users should not be required to hover to understand the UI.

Style

Limit to a few words or one concise sentence.
Do not repeat the label of the element being described.
For multi-sentence explanations, use a popover or inline help text instead.