Tooltip

A tooltip is a piece of text that appears when hovering over or focusing on certain elements in the user interfaces, or when switching the held item.

Item tooltips
When hovering over an item in the inventory with the mouse cursor, a tooltip with the item’s name will appear next to the cursor. Some items display extra information on their tooltips, such as enchantments and shulker box contents. Basic item tooltips are also visible in the "Items" section of the statistics menu when hovering over a block or item on the left side of the screen.

$$, advanced tooltips, including item IDs and the exact remaining durability of tools, can be displayed by pressing.

Held item tooltips
When switching the item being held, the name of the item appears above the hotbar. In Bedrock Edition, held item tooltips also show enchantments and shulker box contents. The “Notification Time” option affects how long this type of tooltip appears onscreen.

Effect tooltips
When effects in the inventory are displayed in the compact style, hovering over an effect icon displays more information about that effect.

Option tooltips
When certain buttons, text fields, and sliders are hovered over or focused on when navigating with, they show a description in the form of a tooltip. The “Key Binds” options menu also has tooltips to provide details on conflicts between keys.

Trivia
The old tooltip design is still in use in areas such as the “Items” section of the statistics menu.