How to create: Tooltip

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Learn how to use CSS to create tooltips.

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How to create a tooltip

First step - Add HTML:

<div class="tooltip">Hover over me
  <span class="tooltiptext">Tooltip text</span>
</div>

Second step - Add CSS:

/* Tooltip container */
.tooltip {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted black; /* If you want to add a dotted border under the hoverable text */
}
/* Tooltip text */
.tooltip .tooltiptext {
  visibility: hidden;
  width: 120px;
  background-color: #555;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 5px 0;
  border-radius: 6px;
  /* Position tooltip text */
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  bottom: 125%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -60px;
  /* Fade in tooltip */
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s;
}
/* Tooltip arrow */
.tooltip .tooltiptext::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 50%;
  margin-left: -5px;
  border-width: 5px;
  border-style: solid;
  border-color: #555 transparent transparent transparent;
}
/* Display tooltip text when the mouse is hovered over the tooltip container */
.tooltip:hover .tooltiptext {
  visibility: visible;
  opacity: 1;
}

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