Right Tooltip With Arrow
An accent tooltip that springs out to the right of an icon button, scaling up from the tip of its arrow. transform-origin sits on the arrow point, so it grows out of the button.
Also known as: tooltip on the right css, scale tooltip animation, icon tooltip right side.
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HTML
<span class="tip-right-arrow"> <button type="button" aria-label="Filters" aria-describedby="tip-right-arrow-tip"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M4 7h9m4 0h3M4 17h3m4 0h9"/><circle cx="15" cy="7" r="2"/><circle cx="9" cy="17" r="2"/></svg></button> <span class="tip-right-arrow-tip" id="tip-right-arrow-tip" role="tooltip">Filter by owner or date</span> </span>
CSS
.tip-right-arrow {
--c: var(--tip-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--tip-size, 16px);
position: relative;
display: inline-flex;
margin-right: 10em; /* room for the tooltip in this preview */
}
.tip-right-arrow button {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 2.6em;
height: 2.6em;
padding: 0;
border: 0;
border-radius: 0.6em;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 14%, transparent);
color: var(--c);
cursor: pointer;
transition: background-color 0.2s ease;
}
.tip-right-arrow svg {
width: 1.25em;
height: 1.25em;
}
.tip-right-arrow:hover button { background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 24%, transparent); }
.tip-right-arrow button:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--c);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.tip-right-arrow-tip {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: calc(100% + 0.9em);
z-index: 10;
padding: 0.45em 0.75em;
border-radius: 0.45em;
background: var(--c);
box-shadow: 0 0.4em 1em -0.4em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 90%, transparent);
color: #fff;
font: 600 0.85em/1.3 system-ui, sans-serif;
white-space: nowrap;
opacity: 0;
visibility: hidden;
pointer-events: none;
/* scale from the arrow's point, which sits 0.5em left of the bubble */
transform-origin: -0.5em 50%;
transform: translateY(-50%) scale(0.3);
transition: opacity 0.15s ease, transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1), visibility 0.4s;
}
.tip-right-arrow-tip::before {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
right: calc(100% - 1px);
width: 0.5em;
height: 0.9em;
background: inherit;
clip-path: polygon(100% 0, 0 50%, 100% 100%);
transform: translateY(-50%);
}
.tip-right-arrow:hover .tip-right-arrow-tip,
.tip-right-arrow:focus-within .tip-right-arrow-tip {
opacity: 1;
visibility: visible;
transform: translateY(-50%) scale(1);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.tip-right-arrow, .tip-right-arrow *, .tip-right-arrow::before, .tip-right-arrow::after, .tip-right-arrow *::before, .tip-right-arrow *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--tip-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Base size: set
--tip-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing16px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.