Welcome to the future of modern web design with Microtip! This lightweight, accessible tooltip library is just 1kb minified and gzipped, making it the perfect addition to enhance user interfaces without sacrificing performance. In this guide, we will walk through the installation, setup, usage, and customization of Microtip, ensuring you can add stylish tooltips to your projects with ease.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Setup
• Usage
• Customization
• Related

Installation

There are several ways to install Microtip:

• via npm:
  

  npm install microtip

• via yarn:
  

  yarn add microtip

• via CDN:
  

  https://unpkg.com/microtip/microtip.css

• direct download:
  

  curl -o microtip https://github.com/ghosh/microtip/blob/master/microtip.css

Setup

To get Microtip ready in your project, follow the setup instructions below:

• In PostCSS:

  @import microtip;

• In Webpack:

  import microtip from 'microtip';

  import 'microtip/microtip.css';

• In SCSS:

  @import 'microtip/microtip';

Ensure that you include the node_modules in your includePaths setting to import the library directly into your file.

Usage

Using the tooltip is incredibly simple. Imagine the tooltip as a personal helper standing next to your button, waiting to give the user a helpful nudge when they hover over it. Here’s how you can implement it:

Simply add an aria-label and role="tooltip" attribute to the element that should have the tooltip:

<button aria-label="Hey tooltip!" data-microtip-position="top" role="tooltip">Hover me!</button>

Position Modifiers

You can change the tooltip’s standing position by setting the data-microtip-position attribute. Here are the accepted directions:

• top
• top-left
• top-right
• bottom
• bottom-left
• bottom-right
• left
• right

<button aria-label="Hey tooltip!" data-microtip-position="top-left" role="tooltip">Hover me!</button>

Size Modifiers

The tooltip will adjust to the necessary size by default. However, you can set specific sizes by using the data-microtip-size attribute. Accepted values include:

• small
• medium
• large
• fit

<button aria-label="This is a decently long text!" data-microtip-position="top-left" data-microtip-size="medium" role="tooltip">Hover me!</button>

Customization

Microtip leverages CSS variables, allowing you to personalize the tooltip’s aesthetic to fit your project’s needs. Consider it akin to adjusting the parameters of a recipe to craft your dish just right.

Here’s an example of some CSS variables that can be adjusted:

:root {
    --microtip-transition-duration: 0.5s;
    --microtip-transition-delay: 1s;
    --microtip-transition-easing: ease-out;
    --microtip-font-size: 13px;
    --microtip-font-weight: bold;
    --microtip-text-transform: uppercase;
}

This sets the duration of tooltip transitions, delay before showing, and even the font size and weight. Feel free to customize variables for individual instances by using a more specific selector.

Related

Discover other projects that can be useful:

• Micromodal – A tiny JavaScript library for creating accessible modal dialogs.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues with Microtip, consider checking the following:

• Ensure that the library is correctly installed and imported in your project.
• Make sure that the required HTML attributes are set properly on your elements.
• Double-check the CSS customizations for any misconfigurations.

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