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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.

Types of tooltips[]

Item tooltips[]

ExampleTooltip

An example of an item tooltip with enchantments and attributes.

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.‌[JE only]

In Java Edition, advanced tooltips, including item IDs and the exact remaining durability of tools, can be displayed by pressing F3 + H.

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. ‌[Java Edition only]

Effect tooltips[]

EffectCompact

An effect tooltip.

When effects in the inventory are displayed in the compact style, hovering over an effect icon displays more information about that effect.‌[Java Edition only]

Option tooltips[]

OptionTooltip

An option tooltip.

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

History[]

Java Edition Beta
1.0Added item tooltips.
1.5Added statistics, which use tooltips in the "Blocks" and "Items" sections.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Item tooltips now have an outline and rounded corners.
Added potions, which display effect information on their tooltip.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3Added enchantments. Enchanted items show their enchantments on their tooltip, as well as some text reading “Enchanted!”
??The “Enchanted!” text has been removed from enchanted item tooltips.
1.4.212w41aF3 + H now shows advanced tooltips.
1.4.612w50aAdded held item tooltips.
1.6.113w21aAttributes now display on item tooltips.
1.1116w39aAdded shulker boxes, which list their contents on their item tooltip.
1.13.118w33aTropical fish buckets now display the type of fish they are holding on their tooltip.
1.1418w43cAdded crossbows, which show what projectile is loaded on their tooltip when in that state.
??Added option tooltips.
1.1720w45aAdded bundles, which list their contents on their item tooltip.
20w46aChanged how bundles display their contents on their tooltip.
1.1821w39aAdded effect tooltips, which appear when the compact style is used for displaying effects in the inventory.
1.1922w17aAdded goat horns, which display the variant name on their tooltips.
1.19.1Pre-release 3Tooltips can no longer become offset.[1]
1.19.322w42aLong tooltips no longer get cut off at the edge of the screen.[2]
22w44aMonster spawner tooltips now display the name of the mob that it will spawn. If the spawner’s mob spawn type has not been set, it will instead show information on how to do so.
Pre-release 2Tooltips now appear when navigating through menus with Tab ↹.
1.19.423w03aAdded the “Notification Time” option, which affects how long held item tooltips appear onscreen.
23w05aAdjusted the positioning of option tooltips to avoid covering the button being hovered over.
23w06aOption tooltips are now used in the key binds options menu to provide details on conflicts between keys.
Paintings now have special tooltips in the creative inventory.
Pre-release 2Hovering over the world name field on the world creation screen now displays a tooltip that shows the name of the folder that the world will be saved in.
1.20
(Experimental)
23w04aTooltips for trimmed armor now show the trim material and type.
Added smithing templates, which show their type, what items it can be used on, and what materials can be used with it on its tooltip.
1.2023w17aTooltips for decorated pots with sherds now list the ingredients used to craft them.
1.20.223w31aUpdated the design of the tooltips in the statistics screen.[3]
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.5.0Added item tooltips.
Pocket Edition
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Added shulker boxes, which list their contents on their tooltip.
Bedrock Edition
1.16.0beta 1.16.0.63Held item tooltips now have a background.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.00 Patch 11.0.1Added item tooltips.
TU7Added held item tooltips.
Added potions, which display effect information on their tooltip.
Added enchantments. Enchanted items show their enchantments on their tooltip.
TU53CU43 1.49 Patch 231.0.3Added shulker boxes, which list their contents on their tooltip.

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Examples[]

References[]

  1. MC-253214
  2. MC-26757 — resolved as "Fixed".
  3. MC-29371 — resolved as "Fixed".
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