Add arrow in tooltip with CSS
With CSS, you can add a small arrow to the tooltip, using :after. With that, use the content property as well.
You can try to run the following code to add an arrow in the tooltip:
Example
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<style>
.mytooltip .mytext {
visibility: hidden;
width: 140px;
background-color: blue;
color: #fff;
z-index: 1;
bottom: 100%;
left: 60%;
margin-left: -90px;
text-align: center;
border-radius: 6px;
padding: 5px 0;
position: absolute;
}
.mytooltip {
position: relative;
display: inline-block;
margin-top: 50px;
}
.mytooltip .mytext:after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 100%;
left: 50%;
margin-left: -10px;
border-width: 7px;
border-style: solid;
border-color: blue transparent transparent transparent;
}
.mytooltip:hover .mytext {
visibility: visible;
}
</style>
<body>
<div class = "mytooltip">Keep mouse cursor over me
<span class = "mytext"> My Tooltip text</span>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Published on 16-May-2018 10:46:22
