Tooltip in Angular Chart component

15 Dec 202424 minutes to read

Chart will display details about the points through tooltip, when the mouse is moved over the point.

By default, tooltip is not visible. You can enable the tooltip by setting enable property to true and by injecting TooltipService into the NgModule.providers.

To known about tooltip, you can check on this video:

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { ChartModule} from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, ColumnSeriesService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { toolData } from './datasource';
@Component({
imports: [
         ChartModule
    ],

providers: [ DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService, ColumnSeriesService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-chart id="chart-container" [primaryXAxis]='primaryXAxis'[primaryYAxis]='primaryYAxis' [title]='title' [tooltip]='tooltip'>
        <e-series-collection>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y' width=2 name='China' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
        </e-series-collection>
    </ejs-chart>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public primaryXAxis?: Object;
    public chartData?: Object[];
    public title?: string;
    public primaryYAxis?: Object;
    public marker?: Object;
    public tooltip?: Object;
    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.chartData = toolData;
        this.primaryXAxis = {
            valueType: 'DateTime',
        };
        this.tooltip = { enable: true };
        this.marker = { visible: true, width: 10, height: 10 };
        this.title = 'Unemployment Rates 1975-2010';

}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

By default, tooltip track the mouse movement, but you can set a fixed position for the tooltip by using the location property.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { ChartModule} from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, ColumnSeriesService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { toolData } from './datasource';
@Component({
imports: [
         ChartModule
    ],

providers: [ DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService, ColumnSeriesService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-chart id="chart-container" [primaryXAxis]='primaryXAxis'[primaryYAxis]='primaryYAxis' [title]='title' [tooltip]='tooltip'>
        <e-series-collection>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y' width=2 name='China' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
        </e-series-collection>
    </ejs-chart>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public primaryXAxis?: Object;
    public chartData?: Object[];
    public title?: string;
    public primaryYAxis?: Object;
    public marker?: Object;
    public tooltip?: Object;
    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.chartData = toolData;
        this.primaryXAxis = {
            valueType: 'DateTime',
        };
        this.tooltip = { enable: true, location: { x: 120, y: 20 } };
        this.marker = { visible: true, width: 10, height: 10 };
        this.title = 'Unemployment Rates 1975-2010';

}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

By default, tooltip shows information of x and y value in points. In addition to that, you can show more information in tooltip. For example the format ${series.name} ${point.x} shows series name and point x value.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { ChartModule} from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, ColumnSeriesService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { toolData } from './datasource';
@Component({
imports: [
         ChartModule
    ],

providers: [ DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService, ColumnSeriesService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-chart id="chart-container" [primaryXAxis]='primaryXAxis'[primaryYAxis]='primaryYAxis' [title]='title' [tooltip]='tooltip'>
        <e-series-collection>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y' width=2 name='China' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
        </e-series-collection>
    </ejs-chart>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public primaryXAxis?: Object;
    public chartData?: Object[];
    public title?: string;
    public marker?: Object;
    public tooltip?: Object;
primaryYAxis: any;
    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.chartData = toolData;
        this.primaryXAxis = {
            valueType: 'DateTime'
        };
        this.tooltip = { enable: true, header: 'Unemployment', format: '<b>${point.x} : ${point.y}</b>' };
        this.marker = { visible: true, width: 10, height: 10 };
        this.title = 'Unemployment Rates 1975-2010';

}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Individual series format

You can format the each series tooltip separately using series tooltipFormat property.

Note: If series tooltipFormat is given, it shows the tooltip for that series in that format, or else it will take tooltip format.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { ChartModule} from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, ColumnSeriesService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'

import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { toolData } from './datasource';
@Component({
imports: [
         ChartModule
    ],

providers: [ DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService, ColumnSeriesService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-chart id="chart-container" [primaryXAxis]='primaryXAxis' [title]='title' [tooltip]='tooltip'>
        <e-series-collection>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y' width=2 name='China' [marker]='marker' [tooltipFormat]="tooltipFormat"></e-series>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y1' width=2 name='China' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
        </e-series-collection>
    </ejs-chart>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public primaryXAxis?: Object;
    public chartData?: Object[];
    public title?: string;
    public marker?: Object;
    public tooltip?: Object;
    public tooltipFormat?: string;
    ngOnInit(): void {
      this.chartData = toolData;
        this.primaryXAxis = {
            valueType: 'DateTime'
        };
        this.tooltip = { enable: true, header: 'Unemployment', format: '<b>${point.x} : ${point.y}</b>' };
        this.marker = { visible: true, width: 10, height: 10 };
        this.title = 'Unemployment Rates 1975-2010';
        this.tooltipFormat = '${point.x}';

}
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Any HTML elements can be displayed in the tooltip by using the template property of the tooltip. You can use the ${x} and ${y} as place holders in the HTML element to display the x and y values of the corresponding data point.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { ChartModule} from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, ColumnSeriesService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { toolData } from './datasource';
@Component({
imports: [
         ChartModule
    ],

providers: [ DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService, ColumnSeriesService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-chart id="chart-container" [primaryXAxis]='primaryXAxis'[primaryYAxis]='primaryYAxis' [title]='title' [tooltip]='tooltip'>
        <e-series-collection>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y' width=2 name='China' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
        </e-series-collection>
    </ejs-chart>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public primaryXAxis?: Object;
    public chartData?: Object[];
    public title?: string;
    public primaryYAxis?: Object;
    public marker?: Object;
    public tooltip?: Object;
    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.chartData = toolData;
        this.primaryXAxis = {
            valueType: 'DateTime'
        };
        this.tooltip = { enable: true, template: '#Unemployment' };
        this.marker = { visible: true, width: 10, height: 10 };
        this.title = 'Unemployment Rates 1975-2010';
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Enable highlight

By setting the enableHighlight property to true, you can highlight all points in the hovered series while dimming points in other series, enhancing focus and clarity.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { ChartModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts';
import { DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts';
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { chartData } from './datasource';
@Component({
    imports: [ChartModule],
    providers: [DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService],
    standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-chart id="chart-container" [primaryXAxis]='primaryXAxis'[primaryYAxis]='primaryYAxis' [title]='title' [legendSettings]='legendSettings' [tooltip]='tooltip'>
        <e-series-collection>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y' width=2 name='China' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y1' width=2 name='Australia' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y2' width=2 name='Japan' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
        </e-series-collection>
    </ejs-chart>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public primaryXAxis?: Object;
    public primaryYAxis?: Object;
    public chartData?: Object[];
    public title?: string;
    public marker?: Object;
    public tooltip?: Object;
    public legendSettings?: Object;
    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.chartData = chartData;
        this.primaryXAxis = {
            title: 'Years',
            lineStyle: { width: 0 },
            labelFormat: 'y',
            intervalType: 'Years',
            valueType: 'DateTime',
            edgeLabelPlacement: 'Shift'
        };
        this.primaryYAxis = {
            title: 'Percentage (%)',
            minimum: 0,
            maximum: 20,
            interval: 4,
            labelFormat: '{value}%'
        };
        this.tooltip = { enable: true, enableHighlight: true };
        this.marker = { visible: true, width: 10, height: 10 };
        this.title = 'Unemployment Rates 1975-2010';
        this.legendSettings = { visible: true };
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

By default, tooltip shows information of x and y value in points. You can show more information from data source in tooltip by using the tooltipMappingName property of the tooltip. You can use the ${point.tooltip} as place holders to display the specified tooltip content.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { ChartModule} from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, ColumnSeriesService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { toolData } from './datasource';
@Component({
imports: [
         ChartModule
    ],

providers: [ DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService, ColumnSeriesService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-chart id="chart-container" [primaryXAxis]='primaryXAxis' [title]='title' [tooltip]='tooltip'>
        <e-series-collection>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='Column' xName='x' yName='y' width=2 tooltipMappingName='country'></e-series>
        </e-series-collection>
    </ejs-chart>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public primaryXAxis?: Object;
    public chartData?: Object[];
    public title?: string;
    public tooltip?: Object;
    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.chartData =  [
                    { x: 'Germany', y: 72, country: 'GER: 72'},
                    { x: 'Russia', y: 103.1, country: 'RUS: 103.1'},
                    { x: 'Brazil', y: 139.1, country: 'BRZ: 139.1'},
                    { x: 'India', y: 462.1, country: 'IND: 462.1'},
                    { x: 'China', y: 721.4, country: 'CHN: 721.4'},
                    { x: 'United States Of America', y: 286.9, country: 'USA: 286.9'},
                    { x: 'Great Britain', y: 115.1, country: 'GBR: 115.1'},
                    { x: 'Nigeria', y: 97.2, country: 'NGR: 97.2'},
        ];
        this.primaryXAxis = {
             valueType: 'Category',
        };
        this.tooltip = {
               enable: true, format: '${point.tooltip}'
        };
        this.title = 'Internet Users in Million – 2016';

}


}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

The fill and border properties are used to customize the background color and border of the tooltip respectively. The textStyle property in the tooltip is used to customize the font of the tooltip text. The highlightColor property is used to customize the point color while hovering for tooltip.

app.component.ts
main.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { ChartModule} from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, ColumnSeriesService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'
import { LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-charts'



import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import { toolData } from './datasource';
@Component({
imports: [
         ChartModule
    ],

providers: [ DateTimeService, StepLineSeriesService, LegendService, TooltipService, CategoryService, ColumnSeriesService],
standalone: true,
    selector: 'app-container',
    template: `<ejs-chart id="chart-container" highlightColor="red" [primaryXAxis]='primaryXAxis'[primaryYAxis]='primaryYAxis' [title]='title' [tooltip]='tooltip'>
        <e-series-collection>
            <e-series [dataSource]='chartData' type='StepLine' xName='x' yName='y' width=2 name='China' [marker]='marker'></e-series>
        </e-series-collection>
    </ejs-chart>`
})
export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
    public primaryXAxis?: Object;
    public chartData?: Object[];
    public title?: string;
    public primaryYAxis?: Object;
    public marker?: Object;
    public tooltip?: Object;
    ngOnInit(): void {
        this.chartData = toolData;
        this.primaryXAxis = {
            valueType: 'DateTime'
        };
        this.tooltip = {
                enable: true,
                format: '${series.name} ${point.x} : ${point.y}',
                fill: '#7bb4eb',
                border: {
                   width: 2,
                   color: 'grey'
                }
        };
        this.marker = { visible: true, width: 10, height: 10 };
        this.title = 'Unemployment Rates 1975-2010';
    }
}
import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

Tooltip in Angular Chart component

Default tooltip

Fixed tooltip

Format the tooltip

Individual series format

Tooltip template

Enable highlight

Tooltip mapping name

Customize the appearance of tooltip

See also