Shadcn Tooltip Icon Trigger

Tooltip with icon trigger. Built by composing Button, Tooltip. A free, open source shadcn tooltip example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-tooltip-3 and edit as your own code.

Tooltip with icon trigger.

For AI Agents

Hand your agent this brief or the ReUI MCP, not a screenshot. Free to install.

Best for: A ghost info button with no visible text, named by its aria-label, opening a centered line of help copy

When to use

Short labels for buttons and icon only toolbar actions, with a keyboard shortcut where one exists
Help text on an info icon, a warning, a verified mark, a locked feature or a disabled button
Compact summaries behind a trigger, such as service status, notifications, file details or a person

When not to use

An icon button label that also needs to show its keyboard shortcut: use the Tooltip Keyboard Shortcut example
Content with links or buttons that keyboard users must be able to reach: use the Popover component
A rich profile or page preview with a large photo, bio and dates: use the Hover Card component
A status or count that stays readable without pointing at anything: use the Badge component

Agent notes

Outside a TooltipProvider the base Tooltip opens after 600ms and inside one at once; the radix Tooltip throws without one
TooltipTrigger renders a button of its own, so a Button nested in it without render or radix asChild makes a button in a button
TooltipContent is portaled to the end of the body with no focus guards, so a link or button in it is not next in Tab order after its trigger

Markdownhttps://reui.io/components/tooltip/c-tooltip-3.md

MCPget_example("c-tooltip-3")

Installnpx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-tooltip-3

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Shadcn Components in Tooltip Icon Trigger

Tooltip with icon trigger. Built by composing Button, Tooltip. A free, open source shadcn tooltip example you can install with npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-tooltip-3 and edit as your own code.

What You Can Build With Shadcn Tooltip Icon Trigger

Composes Button, Tooltip, so it drops into any project already using those components.
Install it with the shadcn CLI: npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-tooltip-3
Open source and free, with the full source on this page to copy or adapt.

More Shadcn Tooltip Examples

Basic Basic tooltip.
Placements Tooltips opening from different sides.
Keyboard Shortcut Tooltip with keyboard shortcut.
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Status Badges Tooltip with status badge
Verified Domain Tooltip with icon and description
Toolbar Actions Toolbar with tooltip actions
Warning Tooltip with warning badge
Upgrade Prompt Tooltip with feature badge and upgrade link
Avatar Role Badge Tooltip with avatar and role badge
Disabled Button Tooltip on disabled button with wrapper
Online Status Tooltip with online status indicator

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When should I use Shadcn Tooltip Icon Trigger?

Use it for a ghost info button with no visible text, named by its aria-label, opening a centered line of help copy.

Shadcn Tooltip as a whole fits:

Short labels for buttons and icon only toolbar actions, with a keyboard shortcut where one exists
Help text on an info icon, a warning, a verified mark, a locked feature or a disabled button
Compact summaries behind a trigger, such as service status, notifications, file details or a person

For an icon button label that also needs to show its keyboard shortcut, use the Tooltip Keyboard Shortcut example. For content with links or buttons that keyboard users must be able to reach, use the Popover component. For a rich profile or page preview with a large photo, bio and dates, use the Hover Card component. For a status or count that stays readable without pointing at anything, use the Badge component.

How do I install Shadcn Tooltip Icon Trigger?

Run npx shadcn@latest add @reui/c-tooltip-3. The CLI copies the source into your project, so you own the code and can edit it freely.

Is Shadcn Tooltip Icon Trigger free to use?

Yes. Every ReUI component example is open source and free for personal and commercial projects.

Which components does Shadcn Tooltip Icon Trigger use?

It composes Button, Tooltip. The shadcn CLI installs those alongside the example.

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