# Tooltip

> A hover/focus tooltip that names an icon-only button and shows its keyboard shortcut dimmed after a middle dot, built on Base UI's Tooltip primitive.

- Author: [vijayksingh](https://21st.dev/@vijayksingh)
- Library: vijayksingh
- License: MIT
- Tags: Tooltip, Shortcut, Icon Button, Base UI
- npm dependencies: @base-ui/react
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@vijayksingh/components/metalui-tooltip

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/vijayksingh/metalui-tooltip?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/tooltip.md