UX designers have introduced the delay before a tooltip shows up to make sure that the user actually wants to see the tooltip. The 300-500 millisecond pause is to ensure user intent is to see what is behind the tooltip and not mousing by on their way to something else.
- How long should tooltip be displayed?
- How do I make my tooltip always visible?
- What is tooltip pop up?
How long should tooltip be displayed?
Be concise
Tooltips should be as concise and clear as possible. Keep the text to 1 or 2 short sentences. If the information you need to communicate is longer than that, look into using a different design.
How do I make my tooltip always visible?
Enabling sticky tooltip
To make an element display its tooltip permanently, we use its showTooltipOn property. To make tooltip always be shown, set it to "always" .
What is tooltip pop up?
A tooltip is a popup that contains additional information about another control or object.