Creating User-Friendly Hints in HTML with Popover=Hint Magic

How to Creating User-Friendly Hints in HTML with Popover Magic

Recently I was going through an article on how to build a web interface that feels effortless is your goal, but layered UI elements like tooltips can be a coding nightmare.

I love that clean, intuitive experience, but layering popovers without breaking the flow is a nightmare. The popover=hint attribute in HTML is my new best friend for this.

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It allows you to open a UI like: tooltip or preview without closing other popovers. It’s a lightweight way to show context without hijacking the user’s focus.

Let’s See it in Action

Let’s have a look at a simple example to understand how it works under the hood.

HTML popover=hint example in action

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <style>
      [popover="auto"] {
        inset: unset;
        position: absolute;
        top: 100px;
        justify-self: anchor-center;
        margin: 0;

        text-align: center;
        padding: 8px;
      }

      [popover="hint"] {
        inset: unset;
        position: absolute;
        top: calc(anchor(bottom) + 5px);
        justify-self…

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