CSS Tooltip Generator
Generate a pure-CSS tooltip that appears on hover, and copy the code.
Tooltips without JavaScript
A tooltip — the small label that appears when you hover over something — can be built with pure CSS, no script required. This generates one in the position and style you want and copies the code, so you can add helpful hover hints lightly and cleanly.
Style the tooltip and copy the CSS.
Helpful, with real caveats
Tooltips are useful for brief, secondary information — explaining an icon, clarifying a label — but they come with genuine limitations worth respecting. They do not work on touch devices, where there is no hover, so anything essential must not live only in a tooltip. They can also be missed entirely, since they require the user to hover to discover them. So a tooltip should enhance, never carry critical information that some users cannot reach. Used for the small clarifying hint — what does this icon do — a pure-CSS tooltip is a clean, lightweight touch; relied on for anything important, it fails the people who cannot trigger it.
CSS Tooltip Generator FAQ
What are tooltips good for?
Brief, secondary hints — explaining an icon or clarifying a label — that enhance the interface without carrying essential information.
What is the main limitation?
They rely on hover, so they do not work on touch devices and can be missed. Never put critical information only in a tooltip.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The CSS is generated in your browser.