Bootstrap Popover is similar to tooltip, only the difference is that it open on clicking an item, also it is use for large text.
Example 1: Bootstrap 5 Popover.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-title="Popover title" data-bs-content="And here's some amazing content. It's very engaging. Right?">Click to toggle popover</button> <script> const popoverTriggerList = document.querySelectorAll('[data-bs-toggle="popover"]') const popoverList = [...popoverTriggerList].map(popoverTriggerEl => new bootstrap.Popover(popoverTriggerEl)) </script>
You can customize the appearance of Popovers using CSS variables data-bs-custom-class="custom-tooltip"
Example 2: Bootstrap Tooltip with custom class.
.custom-popover { --bs-popover-max-width: 200px; --bs-popover-border-color: var(--bs-primary); --bs-popover-header-bg: var(--bs-primary); --bs-popover-header-color: var(--bs-white); --bs-popover-body-padding-x: 1rem; --bs-popover-body-padding-y: .5rem; } <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="right" data-bs-custom-class="custom-popover" data-bs-title="Custom popover" data-bs-content="This popover is themed via CSS variables."> Custom popover </button>
Click the buttons below to see the four popover directions: top, right, bottom, and left.
Example 3: Bootstrap Popover with four directions
<button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-container="body" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="top" data-bs-content="Top popover"> Popover on top </button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-container="body" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="right" data-bs-content="Right popover"> Popover on right </button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-container="body" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="bottom" data-bs-content="Bottom popover"> Popover on bottom </button> <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-container="body" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-placement="left" data-bs-content="Left popover"> Popover on left </button>
Use the focus trigger to dismiss popovers on the user's next click of a different element than the toggle element.
Example 4: Bootstrap Popover with dismiss on next click.
<a tabindex="0" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-toggle="popover" data-bs-trigger="focus" data-bs-title="Dismissible popover" data-bs-content="And here's some amazing content. It's very engaging. Right?">Dismissible popover</a> <script> const popover = new bootstrap.Popover('.popover-dismiss', { trigger: 'focus' }) </script>