addTooltip: addTooltip

In shinyBS: Extra Twitter Bootstrap Components for Shiny

addTooltip

Description

addTooltip is used within the Server logic of an app to add a tooltip to a Shiny input or output.

Usage

addTooltip(
  session,
  id,
  title,
  placement = "bottom",
  trigger = "hover",
  options = NULL
)

Arguments

session	The session object passed to function given to shinyServer.
id	The id of the element to attach the tooltip to.
title	The content of the tooltip.
placement	Where the tooltip should appear relative to its target (top, bottom, left, or right). Defaults to "bottom".
trigger	What action should cause the tooltip to appear? (hover, focus, click, or manual). Defaults to "hover".
options	A named list of additional options to be set on the tooltip.

Details

See Tooltips_and_Popovers for more information about how to use addTooltip with the rest of the Tooltips_and_Popovers family.

Note

Run bsExample("Tooltips_and_Popovers") for an example of addTooltip functionality.

See Also

Twitter Bootstrap 3

Other Tooltips_and_Popovers: Tooltips_and_Popovers, addPopover(), bsPopover(), bsTooltip(), popify(), removePopover(), removeTooltip(), tipify()

shinyBS documentation built on Dec. 17, 2025, 5:08 p.m.