Pure CSS Tooltip
A copy-paste css-only interactions component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
CSS-Only InteractionsHTMLCSSany framework
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Pure CSS Tooltip — shows on hover/focus, zero JS -->
<span class="nuda-css-tooltip">
<button class="nuda-css-tooltip__trigger" type="button"
aria-describedby="nuda-css-tt-1">Hover me</button>
<span class="nuda-css-tooltip__bubble" role="tooltip" id="nuda-css-tt-1">
Pure CSS tooltip on hover or focus.
</span>
</span>CSS
/* Pure CSS Tooltip
Reveals on :hover and :focus-visible (keyboard accessible).
No JS. Customize: --nuda-css-tt-accent */
.nuda-css-tooltip {
--nuda-css-tt-accent: #e4ff54;
position: relative;
display: inline-flex;
}
.nuda-css-tooltip__trigger {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
min-height: 44px;
padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
font-size: 0.9rem;
font-weight: 600;
color: #fff;
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
border-radius: 8px;
cursor: help;
}
.nuda-css-tooltip__trigger:focus-visible {
outline: 2px solid var(--nuda-css-tt-accent);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.nuda-css-tooltip__bubble {
position: absolute;
bottom: calc(100% + 8px);
left: 50%;
width: max-content;
max-width: 220px;
padding: 0.5rem 0.7rem;
font-size: 0.78rem;
line-height: 1.3;
color: #09090b;
background: var(--nuda-css-tt-accent);
border-radius: 7px;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(4px) scale(0.96);
transform-origin: bottom center;
pointer-events: none;
transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
z-index: 30;
}
.nuda-css-tooltip__bubble::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%);
border: 5px solid transparent;
border-top-color: var(--nuda-css-tt-accent);
}
.nuda-css-tooltip__trigger:hover + .nuda-css-tooltip__bubble,
.nuda-css-tooltip__trigger:focus-visible + .nuda-css-tooltip__bubble {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0) scale(1);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-css-tooltip__bubble { transition: none; }
}How to use Pure CSS Tooltip
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.