Ribbon Tooltip in EJ2 TypeScript Menu control

5 Aug 202323 minutes to read

The Ribbon component supports tooltip to show additional information in the Ribbon items. The tooltip appears when the user hovers over a Ribbon item.

Adding Title

You can use the title property to set the tooltip title for each Ribbon item.

index.ts
index.html
import { Ribbon, RibbonItemSize, RibbonItemType, RibbonTabModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-ribbon';

let tabs: RibbonTabModel[] = [{
    header: "Home",
    groups: [{
        header: 'Clipboard',
        showLauncherIcon: true,
        collections: [{
            items: [{
                type: RibbonItemType.Button,
                ribbonTooltipSettings: {
                    title: 'Cut'
                },
                buttonSettings: {
                    content: 'Cut',
                    iconCss: 'e-icons e-cut'
                }
            }]
        }, {
            items: [{
                type: RibbonItemType.Button,
                ribbonTooltipSettings: {
                    title: 'Copy'
                },
                buttonSettings: {
                    content: 'Copy',
                    iconCss: 'e-icons e-copy'
                }
            }, {
                type: RibbonItemType.Button,
                ribbonTooltipSettings: {
                    title: 'Paste'
                },
                buttonSettings: {
                    content: 'Paste',
                    iconCss: 'e-icons e-paste'
                }
            }]
        }]
    }]
}];

let ribbon: Ribbon = new Ribbon({
    tabs: tabs
});
ribbon.appendTo("#ribbon");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
            <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js"></script>
    <title>Essential JS 2 - Ribbon</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-ribbon/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--system js reference and configuration-->
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id="ribbon"></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Adding Content

You can use the content property to set the tooltip content for each Ribbon item.

index.ts
index.html
import { Ribbon, RibbonItemType, RibbonTabModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-ribbon';

let tabs: RibbonTabModel[] = [{
  header: "Home",
  groups: [{
    header: 'Clipboard',
    showLauncherIcon: true,
    collections: [{
      items: [{
        type: RibbonItemType.Button,
        ribbonTooltipSettings: {
          title: 'Cut',
          content: 'Cut selected text or objects'
        },
        buttonSettings: {
          content: 'Cut',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-cut'
        }
      }]
    }, {
      items: [{
        type: RibbonItemType.Button,
        ribbonTooltipSettings: {
          title: 'Copy',
          content: 'Copy selected text or objects'
        },
        buttonSettings: {
          content: 'Copy',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-copy'
        }
      }, {
        type: RibbonItemType.Button,
        ribbonTooltipSettings: {
          title: 'Paste',
          content: 'Paste copied or cut content'
        },
        buttonSettings: {
          content: 'Paste',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-paste'
        }
      }]
    }]
  }]
}];

let ribbon: Ribbon = new Ribbon({
  tabs: tabs
});
ribbon.appendTo("#ribbon");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
            <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js"></script>
    <title>Essential JS 2 - Ribbon</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-ribbon/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--system js reference and configuration-->
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id="ribbon"></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Adding Icon

You can use the iconCss property to specify the icons to be displayed in the tooltip.

index.ts
index.html
import { Ribbon, RibbonItemType, RibbonTabModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-ribbon';

let tabs: RibbonTabModel[] = [{
  header: "Home",
  groups: [{
    header: 'Clipboard',
    showLauncherIcon: true,
    collections: [{
      items: [{
        type: RibbonItemType.Button,
        ribbonTooltipSettings: {
          title: 'Cut',
          content: 'Cut selected text or objects',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-cut'
        },
        buttonSettings: {
          content: 'Cut',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-cut'
        }
      }]
    }, {
      items: [{
        type: RibbonItemType.Button,
        ribbonTooltipSettings: {
          title: 'Copy',
          content: 'Copy selected text or objects',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-copy'
        },
        buttonSettings: {
          content: 'Copy',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-copy'
        }
      }, {
        type: RibbonItemType.Button,
        ribbonTooltipSettings: {
          title: 'Paste',
          content: 'Paste copied or cut content',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-paste'
        },
        buttonSettings: {
          content: 'Paste',
          iconCss: 'e-icons e-paste'
        }
      }]
    }]
  }]
}];

let ribbon: Ribbon = new Ribbon({
  tabs: tabs
});
ribbon.appendTo("#ribbon");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
            <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js"></script>
    <title>Essential JS 2 - Ribbon</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-ribbon/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--system js reference and configuration-->
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id="ribbon"></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>

Customization

You can use the cssClass property to customize the appearance of the tooltip with your own custom styles.

index.ts
index.html
styles.css
import { Ribbon, RibbonItemType, RibbonTabModel } from '@syncfusion/ej2-ribbon';

let tabs: RibbonTabModel[] = [{
  header: "Home",
  groups: [{
    header: "Clipboard",
    groupIconCss: 'e-icons e-paste',
    collections: [
      {
        items: [{
          type: RibbonItemType.SplitButton,
          splitButtonSettings: {
            content: 'Paste',
            iconCss: 'e-icons e-paste',
            items: [{ text: 'Keep Source Format' }, { text: 'Merge format' }, { text: 'Keep text only' }]
          },
          ribbonTooltipSettings: {
            title: 'Paste',
            content: 'Insert the clipboard content where the cursor is currently placed.',
            cssClass: 'custom-tooltip'
          }
        }]
      },
      {
        items: [{
          type: RibbonItemType.Button,
          buttonSettings: {
            content: 'Cut',
            iconCss: 'e-icons e-cut'
          },
          ribbonTooltipSettings: {
            title: 'Cut',
            content: 'Places the selected text or object on the clipboard so that you can paste it somewhere else.',
            cssClass: 'custom-tooltip'
          }
        }, {
          type: RibbonItemType.Button,
          buttonSettings: {
            content: 'Copy',
            iconCss: 'e-icons e-copy'
          },
          ribbonTooltipSettings: {
            title: 'Copy',
            content: 'Copies the chosen text or object to the clipboard so that you can reuse it elsewhere.',
            cssClass: 'custom-tooltip'
          }
        }, {
          type: RibbonItemType.Button,
          buttonSettings: {
            content: 'Format Painter',
            iconCss: 'e-icons e-format-painter'
          },
          ribbonTooltipSettings: {
            title: 'Format Painter',
            content: 'Copies the formatting style of a selected text or object and applies it to other content within the document.',
            cssClass: 'custom-tooltip'
          }
        }]
      }]
  }]
}];

let ribbon: Ribbon = new Ribbon({
  tabs: tabs
});
ribbon.appendTo("#ribbon");
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
            <script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js"></script>
    <title>Essential JS 2 - Ribbon</title>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" />
    <meta name="description" content="Essential JS 2" />
    <meta name="author" content="Syncfusion" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />
    <link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-ribbon/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet" />

    <!--system js reference and configuration-->
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/systemjs/0.19.38/system.js"></script>
    <script src="systemjs.config.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id='loader'>LOADING....</div>
    <div id='container'>
        <div id="ribbon"></div>
    </div>
</body>

</html>
#container {
    visibility: hidden;
}

#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

:root {
  --borderColor: rgb(72, 72, 72);
  --black: #000000;
}  

/* To customize the appearance of the tooltip */
.custom-tooltip.e-ribbon-tooltip.e-popup {
  border: 2px solid var(--borderColor);
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: var(--black);
}

/* To customize the arrow of the tooltip */
.custom-tooltip.e-ribbon-tooltip .e-arrow-tip .e-arrow-tip-inner.e-tip-top,
.custom-tooltip.e-ribbon-tooltip .e-arrow-tip .e-arrow-tip-inner.e-tip-bottom {
  color: var(--black);;
}
.custom-tooltip.e-ribbon-tooltip .e-arrow-tip-outer.e-tip-top {
  border-bottom: 8px solid var(--borderColor); 
}
.custom-tooltip.e-ribbon-tooltip .e-arrow-tip-outer.e-tip-bottom {
  border-top: 8px solid var(--borderColor);; 
}

/* To change the size of the tooltip title */
.custom-tooltip.e-ribbon-tooltip .e-tip-content .e-ribbon-tooltip-title {
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* To change the size of the tooltip content */
.custom-tooltip.e-ribbon-tooltip .e-tip-content .e-ribbon-text-container .e-ribbon-tooltip-content {
  font-size: 11px;
}