6 Free Libraries to Create Tooltips in JavaScript
Tags: javascript, webdev, ui
Published: 2023-04-13 13:09:30

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title: 6 Free Libraries to Create Tooltips in JavaScript
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A tooltip is a little pop-up text window that appears when a user moves the pointer over a UI element. Tooltips allow users to view more information about an element without clicking it.

With the growing complexities of modern UIs, tooltips help developers in many scenarios, like displaying product or image information, call-to-action buttons, and image descriptions. As a result, various third-party libraries are available to implement tooltips. But it is not easy to choose one since they all have unique features.

So, in this article, I will discuss six different JavaScript-based tooltip libraries to help you select the best one for your project.

## 1. Tippy.js
<figure>

  <img src="https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Tippy.js.png" alt="Tippy.js" style="width:100%">

  <figcaption>Source: [Tippy.js](https://atomiks.github.io/tippyjs/ "Tippy.js") </figcaption>

</figure>

[Tippy.js](https://atomiks.github.io/tippyjs/ "Tippy.js") is a powerful library that makes it simple to implement tooltips. It provides tooltip functionality for HTML objects that can be extended and used in various ways, including setting tooltip themes, nesting tooltips, and changing tooltip display locations.

The setup process is also quite simple, and you can install Tippy through NPM, Yarn, or a CDN to use it directly on HTML pages. The Tippy website also includes examples for each loading situation and provides detailed instructions on adding or removing features.

Tippy.js has more than 10,700 [GitHub](https://github.com/atomiks/tippyjs "Tippy.js demo on GitHub") stars.

### Features

- Lightweight, user-friendly library.
- Supports all positions (top, bottom, left, right).
- Helpful callback solutions.
- Supports any HTML markup in the tooltip.
- Multiple tooltips are allowed on the same element.

### Installation

You can easily install Tippy.js using NPM or Yarn as follows:

```
// Using NPM
npm i tippy.js
// Using Yarn
yarn add tippy.js
```

Otherwise you can install it through the CDN:

```xml
<!-- Development -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/tippy.js@6/dist/tippy-bundle.umd.js"></script>
<!-- Production -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/tippy.js@6"></script>

```

You can find a working demo of Tippy.js on [StackBlitz.](https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-ivy-dxbzq3?file=tsconfig.json "Tippy.js demo on StackBlitz")

### Output ![Tippy.js Output](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Tippy.js-Output.png)

## 2. Hint CSS
<figure>

  <img src="https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hint-CSS.png" alt="Hint CSS" style="width:100%">

  <figcaption>Source: [Hint.css](https://kushagra.dev/lab/hint/ "Hint.CSS")</figcaption>

</figure>

[Hint.css](https://kushagra.dev/lab/hint/ "Hint.CSS") is a very simple pure-CSS library for your JavaScript projects. Compared to others, this library is pretty lightweight and specialized for tooltips. It allows you to customize your tooltips’ color, size, style (with arrows, rounded corners, etc.), and animation effects. Hint.css has more than 8,300 [GitHub](https://github.com/chinchang/hint.css "Hint.CSS demo on GitHub") stars.

### Features

- 1.5 KB in size after minified and gzipped.
- No additional configurations are required.
- Supports accessibility with aria-label attributes.
- Only CSS. No JavaScript.
- Works with all modern browsers.

### Installation

You can easily install CSS.hint using NPM or CDN as follows:

```
// Using NPM
npm install --save hint.css
// Using CDN
<link rel="stylesheet" href="hint.min.css" />

```

You can find a working demo of Hint.css on [JSFiddle](https://jsfiddle.net/ChameeraD/shxa3918/10/ "Hint.CSS demo on JSFiddle").

### Output ![Hint.CSS Output](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hint-CSS-Output.png)

## 3. Popper
<figure>

  <img src="https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Popper.png" alt="Popper" style="width:100%">

  <figcaption>Source: [Popper](https://popper.js.org/ "Popper")</figcaption>

</figure>

[Popper](https://popper.js.org/ "Popper") is another lightweight JavaScript library that allows you to create tooltips and popovers easily. It solves all the major issues in using pure CSS for tooltips and preserves application performance. It is widely used in libraries like Bootstrap, Foundation, and Material UI. Popper has more than 12,000 weekly [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/popper "Popper NPM Package") downloads.

### Features

- Allows placing tooltips relative to the reference.
- Prevents tooltips from being clipped or cut off when screen size changes.
- Only 2 KB when minzipped.
- Position updates happen in less than a millisecond.
- Suitable for any UI element, including mobile views, scroll bars, and more.
- Supports multiple [configurations](https://popper.js.org/docs/v2/modifiers/ "Popper Modifiers").

### Installation

You can easily install Popper using NPM or Yarn as follows:

```
// Using NPM
npm i @popperjs/core
// Using Yarn 
yarn add @popperjs/core
```

Or you can install it through the CDN:

```xml
<!-- Development -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@popperjs/core@2/dist/umd/popper.js"></script>
<!-- Production -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@popperjs/core@2"></script>
```

You can find a working demo of Popper on [StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/angular-ivy-k6ufhw?file=src/app/app.component.ts "Popper demo on StackBlitz").

### Output ![Popper Output](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Popper-Output.png)

## 4. Bootstrap Tooltip
<figure>

  <img src="https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bootstrap-Tooltip.png" alt="Bootstrap Tooltip" style="width:100%">

  <figcaption>Source: [Bootstrap tooltip](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/tooltips/ "Bootstrap Tooltip")</figcaption>

</figure>

[Bootstrap tooltip](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/tooltips/ "Bootstrap Tooltip") is a part of the Bootstrap framework. It allows you to add custom tooltips when users hover, focus, or tap an element using CSS, JavaScript, and CSS3. It uses [Popper](https://popper.js.org/ "Popper") for positioning and requires [util.js](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/getting-started/javascript/#util "util.js") if you build Bootstrap JavaScript from the source.

Bootstrap, in general, has more than 4.5 million weekly [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/bootstrap "Bootstrap tooltip NPM Package") downloads and 162,000 [GitHub](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap "Bootstrap tooltip demo on GitHub") stars.

### Features

- Tooltips with titles of zero length are automatically hidden.
- Tooltips won’t activate on hidden elements.
- Tooltips will be centered when activated by hyperlinks that cross multiple lines.
- An element inside a shadow DOM can cause tooltips to appear.

### Installation

You can easily install Bootstrap Tooltip using NPM as follows:

```
npm i bootstrap-tooltip
```

You can find a working demo of Bootstrap Tooltip on [StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/js-kpfdiu?file=package.json "Bootstrap tooltip demo on StackBlitz").

### Output ![Bootstrap Tooltip Output](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bootstrap-Tooltip-Output.png)

## 5. Floating UI
<figure>

  <img src="https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Floating-UI.png" alt="Floating UI" style="width:100%">

  <figcaption>Source: [Floating UI](https://floating-ui.com/ "Floating UI")</figcaption>

</figure>

[Floating UI](https://floating-ui.com/ "Floating UI") is a widely used library for anchor positioning. It allows you to create floating elements like tooltips and popovers while ensuring the main element view is not obstructed. Floating UI is only 0.6 KB in size after being minified and Brotli-compressed. However, it provides amazing features like multiple placement options, flipping, arrows, and more.

Floating UI has 2.5 million weekly [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@floating-ui/core "Floating UI NPM Package") downloads and more than 24,700 [GitHub](https://github.com/floating-ui/floating-ui "Floating UI demo on GitHub") stars.

### Features

- Allow placing tooltips relative to any coordinate.
- Supports interactions for React with hooks for events like click, focus, hover, typeahead, and more.
- Dynamically position the arrow of the tooltip at the center of the element.
- Automatically change the tooltip size to keep it in the display.
- Automatically flips the tooltip position to keep it in the display.

### Installation

You can easily install Floating UI using NPM as follows:

```
# Vanilla JavaScript
npm install @floating-ui/dom
# React DOM — positioning + interactions
npm install @floating-ui/react
# React DOM — positioning only
npm install @floating-ui/react-dom
# React Native — positioning only
npm install @floating-ui/react-native
# Vue
npm install @floating-ui/vue
```

You can find a working demo of Floating UI on [StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/js-tjzqkv?file=index.html "Floating UI demo on StackBlitz").

### Output ![Floating UI Output](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Floating-UI-Output.png)

## 6. Syncfusion
<figure>

  <img src="https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Syncfusion-JavaScript-Tooltip.png" alt="Syncfusion JavaScript Tooltip" style="width:100%">

  <figcaption>Source: [Syncfusion Tooltip](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-tooltip "Syncfusion Tooltip")</figcaption>

</figure>

[Syncfusion Tooltip](https://www.syncfusion.com/javascript-ui-controls/js-tooltip "Syncfusion Tooltip") is a widely used JavaScript-based pop-up control for displaying context-sensitive help, tips, or additional information as tooltips in web applications. The tooltips are highly customizable and offer a wide range of features and options for adjusting their size, position, and appearance. Syncfusion Tooltip has nearly 100,000 weekly [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@syncfusion/ej2-popups "Syncfusion Tooltip NPM package") downloads.

### Features

- Supports 12 different positions to display tooltips.
- Supports various triggers, such as hover, click, focus, and touch.
- Allows creating tooltips with images, links, or custom HTML content.
- Supports a range of animations and effects to enhance the user experience.
- Built with performance and accessibility in mind.
- Supports smart positioning based on the viewport.

### Installation

You can easily install Syncfusion Tooltip using NPM as follows:

```
npm i @syncfusion/ej2-popups
```

You can find a working demo of the Syncfusion Tooltip on [StackBlitz](https://stackblitz.com/edit/csqehe?file=index.html,index.ts "Syncfusion Tooltip demo on StackBlitz").

**Note:** Syncfusion offers a free [Community License](https://www.syncfusion.com/products/communitylicense "Syncfusion Community License") that allows you to access this control for free.

### Output

## ![Syncfusion JavaScript Tooltip](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Syncfusion-JavaScript-Tooltip-1.png)

##Conclusion

A tooltip can help you display extra details when a user hovers over an object on your website. It has become a powerful UI element in modern web applications.

This article discussed six different libraries to create tooltips in JavaScript with unique features. I hope my suggestions help you choose the best library for your project. Thank you for reading.

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