Preview

Controls

Theme

Surface

Direction

Viewport

Device view renders in an isolated frame so real responsive breakpoints apply. Switch to Full for overflowing popovers.

Installation

terminal

php artisan ui:add tooltip

Behavior layer (Alpine)

This component installs a self-registering Alpine module to resources/js/ui/tooltip.js. Import the behavior layer once from your bundle so it loads (it hooks alpine:init):

resources/js/ui/index.js JS

import './tooltip.js';

Registry contract

Install confidence

php artisan ui:add tooltip writes only the generated targets below. The CLI validates each file hash before writing and prompts before replacing local changes unless --force is used.

Version: 1.1.2
License: open
Stability: stable
Contract: v2
Foundation: ≥ 1.0.0

Type	Generated target
blade	resources/views/components/ui/tooltip.blade.php
js	resources/js/ui/tooltip.js

Registry dependencies

None.

Package dependencies

composer: jml/brok:^1.0

npm: alpinejs

Guidance

Supplementary clarification

Clarify an already understandable control.

Use when

Use for brief nonessential clarification of an existing control. Do not put critical instructions, errors, or primary actions in a tooltip.

Avoid when

Keep content terse and supplementary. Critical guidance must remain visible without hover or focus.

Task length: micro
Interaction cost: medium
Interruptiveness: low
Input precision: none
Mobile / touch risk: high
Accessibility risk: high
Needs background context: Yes
Comparison needed: No

Preferred alternatives

Visible label or help text

Anti-patterns

Critical instructions or errors in tooltips
Hover-only essential content

API

manifest knowledge + registry-derived coverage

Props

Prop	Type / values	Default	Description
content	string	''	Tooltip text.
text	string		Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
side	string	top	Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
arrow	bool	false	Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
delay	int	150	Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.
sideOffset	int	6	Declared by @props in the registry Blade source.

Slots

default — Trigger content.

Data slots

tooltip tooltip-arrow tooltip-content tooltip-trigger

Capabilities

wcag-2.2-aa-target interactive responsive rtl darkMode localized

Behavior

Uses server-rendered Blade and semantic HTML.
Shows contextual help on hover/focus and hides on blur or pointer leave.
Installs a JavaScript behavior module when the registry item includes resources/js/ui files.
Declares registry capability flags: a11y, interactive, responsive, rtl, darkMode, localized.

Usage

previews.components.tooltip.default.blade.php Blade

<div class="flex items-center gap-6">
    <x-ui.tooltip :text="__('Add to library')">
        <x-ui.button variant="outline">{{ __('Hover or focus me') }}</x-ui.button>
    </x-ui.tooltip>

    <x-ui.tooltip :text="__('This appears below')" side="bottom">
        <x-ui.button variant="ghost">{{ __('Bottom') }}</x-ui.button>
    </x-ui.tooltip>
</div>

Accessibility & localization

WCAG 2.2 AA RTL-ready data-slot Keyboard focus-visible Localized labels

Accessibility target: wcag-2.2-aa-target.
Uses semantic HTML and a stable data-slot attribute for styling/scripting hooks.
Focus-visible rings use the ring token so keyboard focus is always visible.
Disabled and invalid states are conveyed to assistive tech, not by color alone.
Targets WCAG 2.2 AA; verify contrast in light, dark, admin and customer surfaces above.
Labels go through __() and the component uses logical properties (ms-*, text-start, start-*) so it mirrors correctly — flip the preview to RTL to confirm.

Source

The exact, editable file ui:add writes into your app — copy it or own the whole thing. Previews render this same code; there are no preview-only components.

Changelog

Current version: v1.1.2. See the site changelog for the full release history.

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