Tooltip

---
name: "tooltip"
version: "1.0.0"
description: "Tooltip UI component reference — positioning, accessibility, trigger patterns, animation. Use when implementing tooltips, popovers, or contextual help overlays in web interfaces."
author: "BytesAgain"
homepage: "https://bytesagain.com"
source: "https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills"
tags: [tooltip, popover, ui-component, a11y, positioning, overlay, frontend]
category: "frontend"
---

# Tooltip — Tooltip UI Component Reference

Quick-reference skill for tooltip design, positioning logic, accessibility, and implementation patterns.

## When to Use

- Adding contextual help text to UI elements
- Implementing hover/focus information overlays
- Choosing between tooltips, popovers, and toggletips
- Making tooltips accessible to keyboard and screen reader users
- Handling tooltip positioning and collision detection

## Commands

### `intro`

```bash
scripts/script.sh intro
```

Tooltip overview — types, when to use, tooltip vs popover vs toggletip.

### `anatomy`

```bash
scripts/script.sh anatomy
```

Tooltip anatomy — trigger, content, arrow, positioning, delay.

### `positioning`

```bash
scripts/script.sh positioning
```

Positioning logic — placement options, collision detection, flip and shift.

### `accessibility`

```bash
scripts/script.sh accessibility
```

Accessibility — ARIA patterns, keyboard support, screen readers, touch devices.

### `triggers`

```bash
scripts/script.sh triggers
```

Trigger patterns — hover, focus, click, long-press, programmatic.

### `content`

```bash
scripts/script.sh content
```

Content guidelines — what belongs in tooltips, writing style, rich content.

### `css`

```bash
scripts/script.sh css
```

CSS implementation — positioning, animations, arrow rendering, theming.

### `checklist`

```bash
scripts/script.sh checklist
```

Tooltip design and implementation checklist.

### `help`

```bash
scripts/script.sh help
```

### `version`

```bash
scripts/script.sh version
```

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