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Tooltip & popover

Dark tooltip; arrow None, Top, Bottom, Left, Right.

From guidelines/components/tooltip-popover.md

Properties, variants and anatomy of the Figma components.

Variants: 10

Property Type / options
Text text
Supporting text False · True
Arrow None · Top · Bottom · Left · Right

Do

  • Use for short hints on icon buttons and truncated text.
  • Keep it to one sentence.
  • Point the arrow at the trigger.

Forbidden

  • Never put links or actions in a tooltip.
  • Never explain a disabled button only with a tooltip.
  • Never repeat the visible label.