---
category: Components
type: Data Display
title: Tooltip
---
A simple text popup tip.
## When To Use
- The tip shows while mouse enter, and hides while mouse leave. The Tooltip doesn't support complex text and operation.
- It can provide an explanation of `button/text/operation` that can cover the usage of the default system `title` .
## API
| Property | Description | Type | Default |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------|--------|
| title | prompt text | string/React.Element | - |
### Common API
The following APIs are shared by Tooltip, Popconfirm, Popover.
| Property | Description | Type | Default |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------|--------|
| placement | to set the position, which can be one of `top` `left` `right` `bottom` `topLeft` `topRight` `bottomLeft` `bottomRight` `leftTop` `leftBottom` `rightTop` `rightBottom` | string | top |
| getPopupContainer | to set the container of the tip, while the default is to create a `div` element in `body` . Use `getTooltipContainer` if you are using `antd@<2.5.2` | Function(triggerNode) | () => document.body |
| arrowPointAtCenter | whether arrow pointed at the center of target, supported after `antd@1.11+` | boolean | `false` |
| visible | make the float card visible or not | boolean | false |
| onVisibleChange | callback of the visible attribute changed | (visible) => void | none |
| trigger | triggering mode: can be hover, focus, or click. | string | hover |
| overlayClassName | class name of the card | string | none |
| overlayStyle | style of the card | object | none |
## Note
Please ensure that the child node of `Tooltip` accepts `onMouseEnter` , `onMouseLeave` , `onFocus` , `onClick` event.
