Hover Card

A card that appears when a user hovers over an element.

Anatomy

To set up the hover card correctly, you'll need to understand its anatomy and how we name its parts.

Each part includes a data-part attribute to help identify them in the DOM.

Examples

Learn how to use the HoverCard component in your project. Let's take a look at the most basic example:

import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/react/hover-card'
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'

export const Basic = () => (
  <HoverCard.Root>
    <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
    <Portal>
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </HoverCard.Root>
)

import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/solid/hover-card'
import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web'

export const Basic = () => (
  <HoverCard.Root>
    <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
    <Portal>
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </HoverCard.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/vue/hover-card'
</script>

<template>
  <HoverCard.Root>
    <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
    <Teleport to="body">
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Teleport>
  </HoverCard.Root>
</template>

<script lang="ts">
  import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/svelte/hover-card'
</script>

<HoverCard.Root>
  <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
  <HoverCard.Positioner>
    <HoverCard.Content>
      <HoverCard.Arrow>
        <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
      </HoverCard.Arrow>
      Content
    </HoverCard.Content>
  </HoverCard.Positioner>
</HoverCard.Root>

The controlled HoverCard component provides an interface for managing the state of the hover card using the open and onOpenChange props:

import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/react/hover-card'
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'
import { useState } from 'react'

export const Controlled = () => {
  const [isOpen, setOpen] = useState(false)
  return (
    <>
      <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(!isOpen)}>
        click me
      </button>
      <HoverCard.Root open={isOpen} onOpenChange={() => setOpen(false)}>
        <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
        <Portal>
          <HoverCard.Positioner>
            <HoverCard.Content>
              <HoverCard.Arrow>
                <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
              </HoverCard.Arrow>
              Content
            </HoverCard.Content>
          </HoverCard.Positioner>
        </Portal>
      </HoverCard.Root>
    </>
  )
}

import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/solid/hover-card'
import { createSignal } from 'solid-js'
import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web'

export const Controlled = () => {
  const [isOpen, setOpen] = createSignal(false)
  return (
    <>
      <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(!isOpen)}>
        click me
      </button>
      <HoverCard.Root open={isOpen()} onOpenChange={() => setOpen(false)}>
        <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
        <Portal>
          <HoverCard.Positioner>
            <HoverCard.Content>
              <HoverCard.Arrow>
                <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
              </HoverCard.Arrow>
              Content
            </HoverCard.Content>
          </HoverCard.Positioner>
        </Portal>
      </HoverCard.Root>
    </>
  )
}

<script setup lang="ts">
import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/vue/hover-card'
import { ref } from 'vue'

const open = ref(false)
</script>

<template>
  <button @click="() => (open = true)">Open Dialog</button>
  <HoverCard.Root v-model:open="open">
    <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
    <Teleport to="body">
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Teleport>
  </HoverCard.Root>
</template>

<script lang="ts">
  import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/svelte/hover-card'

  let open = $state(false)
</script>

<p>Open: {open ? 'true' : 'false'}</p>

<HoverCard.Root bind:open>
  <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
  <HoverCard.Positioner>
    <HoverCard.Content>
      <HoverCard.Arrow>
        <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
      </HoverCard.Arrow>
      Content
    </HoverCard.Content>
  </HoverCard.Positioner>
</HoverCard.Root>

Custom Positioning

The HoverCard component can be customized in its placement and distance from the trigger element through the positioning prop:

import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/react/hover-card'
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'

export const Positioning = () => (
  <HoverCard.Root positioning={{ placement: 'right', gutter: 12 }}>
    <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
    <Portal>
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </HoverCard.Root>
)

import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/solid/hover-card'
import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web'

export const Positioning = () => (
  <HoverCard.Root positioning={{ placement: 'right', gutter: 12 }}>
    <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
    <Portal>
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </HoverCard.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/vue/hover-card'
</script>

<template>
  <HoverCard.Root
    :positioning="{
      placement: 'right',
      gutter: 12,
    }"
  >
    <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
    <Teleport to="body">
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Teleport>
  </HoverCard.Root>
</template>

<script lang="ts">
  import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/svelte/hover-card'
  import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/svelte/portal'
</script>

<HoverCard.Root positioning={{ placement: 'right', gutter: 12 }}>
  <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
  <Portal>
    <HoverCard.Positioner>
      <HoverCard.Content>
        <HoverCard.Arrow>
          <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
        </HoverCard.Arrow>
        Content
      </HoverCard.Content>
    </HoverCard.Positioner>
  </Portal>
</HoverCard.Root>

Render Prop Usage

The HoverCard component can also accept a render prop, giving the user more control over rendering behavior. This is useful for dynamically updating the trigger based on the state of the HoverCard:

import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/react/hover-card'
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'

export const RenderProp = () => (
  <HoverCard.Root>
    <HoverCard.Context>
      {(hoverCard) => <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me {hoverCard.open ? '▲' : '▼'} </HoverCard.Trigger>}
    </HoverCard.Context>
    <Portal>
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </HoverCard.Root>
)

import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/solid/hover-card'
import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web'

export const RenderProp = () => (
  <HoverCard.Root>
    <HoverCard.Context>
      {(context) => <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me {context().open ? '▲' : '▼'} </HoverCard.Trigger>}
    </HoverCard.Context>
    <Portal>
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Portal>
  </HoverCard.Root>
)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/vue/hover-card'
</script>

<template>
  <HoverCard.Root>
    <HoverCard.Context v-slot="hoverCard">
      <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me {{ hoverCard.open ? '▲' : '▼' }}</HoverCard.Trigger>
    </HoverCard.Context>
    <Teleport to="body">
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Teleport>
  </HoverCard.Root>
</template>

<script lang="ts">
  import { HoverCard } from '@ark-ui/svelte/hover-card'
  import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/svelte/portal'
</script>

<HoverCard.Root>
  <HoverCard.Context>
    {#snippet render(hoverCard)}
      <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me {hoverCard().open ? '▲' : '▼'}</HoverCard.Trigger>
    {/snippet}
  </HoverCard.Context>
  <Portal>
    <HoverCard.Positioner>
      <HoverCard.Content>
        <HoverCard.Arrow>
          <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
        </HoverCard.Arrow>
        Content
      </HoverCard.Content>
    </HoverCard.Positioner>
  </Portal>
</HoverCard.Root>

Using the Root Provider

The RootProvider component provides a context for the hover-card. It accepts the value of the useHover-card hook. You can leverage it to access the component state and methods from outside the hover-card.

import { HoverCard, useHoverCard } from '@ark-ui/react/hover-card'
import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/react/portal'

export const RootProvider = () => {
  const hoverCard = useHoverCard()

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={() => hoverCard.setOpen(true)}>Open</button>

      <HoverCard.RootProvider value={hoverCard}>
        <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
        <Portal>
          <HoverCard.Positioner>
            <HoverCard.Content>
              <HoverCard.Arrow>
                <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
              </HoverCard.Arrow>
              Content
            </HoverCard.Content>
          </HoverCard.Positioner>
        </Portal>
      </HoverCard.RootProvider>
    </>
  )
}

import { HoverCard, useHoverCard } from '@ark-ui/solid/hover-card'
import { Portal } from 'solid-js/web'

export const RootProvider = () => {
  const hoverCard = useHoverCard()

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={() => hoverCard().setOpen(true)}>Open</button>

      <HoverCard.RootProvider value={hoverCard}>
        <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
        <Portal>
          <HoverCard.Positioner>
            <HoverCard.Content>
              <HoverCard.Arrow>
                <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
              </HoverCard.Arrow>
              Content
            </HoverCard.Content>
          </HoverCard.Positioner>
        </Portal>
      </HoverCard.RootProvider>
    </>
  )
}

<script setup lang="ts">
import { HoverCard, useHoverCard } from '@ark-ui/vue/hover-card'

const hoverCard = useHoverCard()
</script>

<template>
  <button @click="hoverCard.setOpen(true)">Open</button>

  <HoverCard.RootProvider :value="hoverCard">
    <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
    <Teleport to="body">
      <HoverCard.Positioner>
        <HoverCard.Content>
          <HoverCard.Arrow>
            <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
          </HoverCard.Arrow>
          Content
        </HoverCard.Content>
      </HoverCard.Positioner>
    </Teleport>
  </HoverCard.RootProvider>
</template>

<script lang="ts">
  import { HoverCard, useHoverCard } from '@ark-ui/svelte/hover-card'
  import { Portal } from '@ark-ui/svelte/portal'

  const id = $props.id()
  const hoverCard = useHoverCard({ id })
</script>

<button type="button" onclick={() => hoverCard().setOpen(true)}>Open</button>

<HoverCard.RootProvider value={hoverCard}>
  <HoverCard.Trigger>Hover me</HoverCard.Trigger>
  <Portal>
    <HoverCard.Positioner>
      <HoverCard.Content>
        <HoverCard.Arrow>
          <HoverCard.ArrowTip />
        </HoverCard.Arrow>
        Content
      </HoverCard.Content>
    </HoverCard.Positioner>
  </Portal>
</HoverCard.RootProvider>

If you're using the RootProvider component, you don't need to use the Root component.

API Reference

Root

Prop	Default	Type
`closeDelay`	`300`	`number` The duration from when the mouse leaves the trigger or content until the hover card closes.
`defaultOpen`		`boolean` The initial open state of the hover card when rendered. Use when you don't need to control the open state of the hover card.
`id`		`string` The unique identifier of the machine.
`ids`		`Partial<{ trigger: string; content: string; positioner: string; arrow: string }>` The ids of the elements in the popover. Useful for composition.
`immediate`		`boolean` Whether to synchronize the present change immediately or defer it to the next frame
`lazyMount`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to enable lazy mounting
`onExitComplete`		`VoidFunction` Function called when the animation ends in the closed state
`onFocusOutside`		`(event: FocusOutsideEvent) => void` Function called when the focus is moved outside the component
`onInteractOutside`		`(event: InteractOutsideEvent) => void` Function called when an interaction happens outside the component
`onOpenChange`		`(details: OpenChangeDetails) => void` Function called when the hover card opens or closes.
`onPointerDownOutside`		`(event: PointerDownOutsideEvent) => void` Function called when the pointer is pressed down outside the component
`open`		`boolean` The controlled open state of the hover card
`openDelay`	`700`	`number` The duration from when the mouse enters the trigger until the hover card opens.
`positioning`		`PositioningOptions` The user provided options used to position the popover content
`present`		`boolean` Whether the node is present (controlled by the user)
`skipAnimationOnMount`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to allow the initial presence animation.
`unmountOnExit`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to unmount on exit.

Arrow

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

ArrowTip

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Content

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	hover-card
`[data-part]`	content
`[data-state]`	"open" \| "closed"
`[data-placement]`	The placement of the content

Positioner

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

RootProvider

Prop	Default	Type
`value`		`UseHoverCardReturn`
`immediate`		`boolean` Whether to synchronize the present change immediately or defer it to the next frame
`lazyMount`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to enable lazy mounting
`onExitComplete`		`VoidFunction` Function called when the animation ends in the closed state
`present`		`boolean` Whether the node is present (controlled by the user)
`skipAnimationOnMount`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to allow the initial presence animation.
`unmountOnExit`	`false`	`boolean` Whether to unmount on exit.

Trigger

Prop	Default	Type
`asChild`		`boolean` Use the provided child element as the default rendered element, combining their props and behavior. For more details, read our Composition guide.

Data Attribute	Value
`[data-scope]`	hover-card
`[data-part]`	trigger
`[data-placement]`	The placement of the trigger
`[data-state]`	"open" \| "closed"