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href="/resources/demos/tooltip/custom-content.html">Custom content</a></li><li><a href="/resources/demos/tooltip/custom-style.html">Custom Styling</a></li><li><a href="/resources/demos/tooltip/forms.html">Forms</a></li><li><a href="/resources/demos/tooltip/tracking.html">Track the mouse</a></li><li><a href="/resources/demos/tooltip/video-player.html">Video Player demo</a></li></ul></div><iframe src="/resources/demos/tooltip/default.html" class="demo-frame"></iframe><div class="demo-description"> <p>Hover the links above or use the tab key to cycle the focus on each element.</p> </div><div class="view-source"><a tabindex="0"><i class="icon-eye-open"></i> view source</a><div><div class="syntaxhighlighter xml"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="gutter"> <div class="line n1">1</div> <div class="line n2">2</div> <div class="line n3">3</div> <div class="line n4">4</div> <div class="line n5">5</div> <div class="line n6">6</div> <div class="line n7">7</div> <div class="line n8">8</div> <div 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class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">html</span> <span class="hljs-attr">lang</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"en"</span>></span><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">head</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">meta</span> <span class="hljs-attr">charset</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"utf-8"</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">meta</span> <span class="hljs-attr">name</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"viewport"</span> <span class="hljs-attr">content</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"width=device-width, initial-scale=1"</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">title</span>></span>jQuery UI Tooltip - Default functionality<span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">title</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">link</span> <span class="hljs-attr">rel</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"stylesheet"</span> <span class="hljs-attr">href</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.14.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css"</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">link</span> <span class="hljs-attr">rel</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"stylesheet"</span> <span class="hljs-attr">href</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"/resources/demos/style.css"</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">script</span> <span class="hljs-attr">src</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.js"</span>></span><span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">script</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">script</span> <span class="hljs-attr">src</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.14.1/jquery-ui.js"</span>></span><span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">script</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">script</span>></span><span class="javascript"></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> $( <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span>(<span class="hljs-params"></span>) </span>{</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> $( <span class="hljs-built_in">document</span> ).tooltip();</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> } );</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">script</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">style</span>></span><span class="css"></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-selector-tag">label</span> {</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-attribute">display</span>: inline-block;</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-attribute">width</span>: <span class="hljs-number">5em</span>;</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> }</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> <span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">style</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">head</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">body</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> </code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">a</span> <span class="hljs-attr">href</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"#"</span> <span class="hljs-attr">title</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"That's what this widget is"</span>></span>Tooltips<span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">a</span>></span> can be attached to any element. When you hover</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code>the element with your mouse, the title attribute is displayed in a little box next to the element, just like a native tooltip.<span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span>But as it's not a native tooltip, it can be styled. Any themes built with</code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">a</span> <span class="hljs-attr">href</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"https://jqueryui.com/themeroller/"</span> <span class="hljs-attr">title</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"ThemeRoller: jQuery UI's theme builder application"</span>></span>ThemeRoller<span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">a</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code>will also style tooltips accordingly.<span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span>Tooltips are also useful for form elements, to show some additional information in the context of each field.<span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">label</span> <span class="hljs-attr">for</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"age"</span>></span>Your age:<span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">label</span>></span><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">input</span> <span class="hljs-attr">id</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"age"</span> <span class="hljs-attr">title</span>=<span class="hljs-string">"We ask for your age only for statistical purposes."</span>></span><span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"><<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span>Hover the field to see the tooltip.<span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">p</span>></span></code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> </code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> </code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> </code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code> </code></div></div><div class="container"><div class="line"><code><span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">body</span>></span><span class="hljs-tag"></<span class="hljs-name">html</span>></span></code></div></div></pre> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div></div> <p>Want to learn more about the tooltip widget? 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