What's a more persistent alternative to tooltips?

1. What can I use instead of a tooltip?
2. When should you not use tooltip?
3. Should tooltips be hover or click?
4. How long can tooltips be?

What can I use instead of a tooltip?

You can use modals, hotspots, and in-app messages to replace tooltips.

When should you not use tooltip?

1. Don't use tooltips for information that is vital to task completion. Users shouldn't need to find a tooltip in order to complete their task.

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 long can tooltips be?

Tooltips can be up to 1024 characters long, exceeding this does not throw an error, but the rest of the tooltip is truncated ... . The best practice is to not exceed 200 characters.