How should a global tooltips behavior be defined?

1. What makes a good tooltip?
2. Should tooltips be hover or click?
3. How do you indicate tooltip?
4. Should tooltips have periods?

What makes a good tooltip?

An effective tooltip is interesting, relevant, valuable, and helpful. The main goal is to help users discover and learn something useful that they possibly wouldn't have gleaned by themselves. For the best results, make sure to segment your users to show relevant tooltips at the right time for the right users.

Should tooltips be hover or click?

A tooltip appears when the user hovers over a component or in-focus state. On mobile devices, the tooltip appears when a user clicks long on an element.

How do you indicate tooltip?

Definition: A tooltip is a brief, informative message that appears when a user interacts with an element in a graphical user interface (GUI). Tooltips are usually initiated in one of two ways: through a mouse-hover gesture or through a keyboard-hover gesture.

Should tooltips have periods?

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. If a tooltip is written in a full sentence (or is 2 or more sentences), include a period at the end.