Tooltip

A small, linked explanation that works with focus and can be dismissed.

Live — this one is real

Usage

tsx

import { Tooltip, Button } from "mizu-ui";

export function Example() {
  return (
    <Tooltip label="Keep your changes">
      <Button size="sm" variant="ghost">
        Save draft
      </Button>
    </Tooltip>
  );
}

Source & setup

Add this component to your project with the shadcn CLI. The command copies its source into your configured UI directory, with base.css, Mizu’s tokens, and the stylesheets that hold its rules. Each rule lives in one stylesheet, so components you add together never repeat CSS. In a project without a components.json, run npx shadcn@latest init 0xuser64bit/mizu/preset first: plain init installs shadcn’s theme into your global CSS. Then load the fonts.

npx shadcn@latest add 0xuser64bit/mizu/tooltip 0xuser64bit/mizu/button

The example also uses Button, so the command adds it too.

Every component imports from its own path, its name in kebab case. To paste the example, replace its mizu-ui import with:

tsx

import { Tooltip } from "@/components/ui/mizu/tooltip";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/mizu/button";

For npm imports, import mizu-ui/styles.css once. Fonts are optional via mizu-ui/fonts.css. Override --mizu-* tokens or use className for local styling. Uses native React and CSS; install the package peers for root imports. A Client Component: its source starts with “use client”.

Inspect ui/Tooltip.tsx

Source is included in the npm package under src/ui/Tooltip.tsx.

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Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
label	string	—	Description linked to the control.
children	ReactElement	—	One element accepting aria-describedby.
side	"top" \| "bottom"	"top"	Position.

Accessibility

Shown on hover/focus and dismissed with Escape. Use a focusable control as the child. Avoid long or essential content.

Motion

Short CSS transition; reduced motion removes travel.

Works alongside

Button Primitives Mark SectionTag