How to use bootstrap tooltip in react js?

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To use bootstrap tooltip, you have to import OverlayTrigger and tooltip from reate-bootstrap than you have pass tooltip component into OverlayTrigger attribut use bootstrap tooltip in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to use bootstrap tooltip in react js.

Installation

Install the following packages to use react-bootstrap in react js.

npm

npm install react-bootstrap bootstrap

yarn

yarn add react-bootstrap bootstrap

Table of contents

• Install and create a new React app.
• Import react component.
• Create a Component.

Let’s start with the first step.

Step 1: Install and create a new React app.

First you have to install the React project. You should use create-react-app command to create a new React project.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Step 2: Import react component.

After installing, you have to import your React component.

import React from 'react';
import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button';
import OverlayTrigger from 'react-bootstrap/OverlayTrigger';
import Tooltip from 'react-bootstrap/Tooltip';
import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css';

Step 3: Create a Component.

You can use <Tooltip id="tooltip-top"> to use bootstrap tooltip in react js.

<div style={{ margin: '50px' }}>
  <OverlayTrigger
    placement="top"
    overlay={<Tooltip id="tooltip-top">This is a tooltip</Tooltip>}
  >
    <Button variant="primary">Hover over me</Button>
      </OverlayTrigger>
</div>

Use bootstrap tooltip example.

The below code is an example of a React. you have to import OverlayTrigger and tooltip from reate-bootstrap than you have passtooltip component into OverlayTrigger attribut to use bootstrap tooltip in react js.

App.js

import React from 'react';
import Button from 'react-bootstrap/Button';
import OverlayTrigger from 'react-bootstrap/OverlayTrigger';
import Tooltip from 'react-bootstrap/Tooltip';
import 'bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css';

function App() {
  return (
    <div style={{ margin: '50px' }}>
      <OverlayTrigger
        placement="top"
        overlay={<Tooltip id="tooltip-top">This is a tooltip</Tooltip>}
      >
        <Button variant="primary">Hover over me</Button>
      </OverlayTrigger>
    </div>
  );
}

export default App;

In the above code example, I have used the tooltip component to use bootstrap tooltip in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

All the best 👍