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Sean

Tippy.js. For styling and controlling your tooltips. I really like it. It makes tooltips look like a better option to creating my own popup divs.

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Nick Taylor

Any idea how it compares to popper.js?

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Carlos Galarza • Edited

@nickytonline @seanolad . It is explained here popper.js.org/docs/v2/tippy/ by the Popper.js documentation and here atomiks.github.io/tippyjs/v6/motiv... by the Tippy.js documentation. Popper.js is positioning engine (a more raw solution) and it used by Tippy.js for positioning their ready to use tooltips. With Popper you have all the control whether with Tippy you have styles and other features already built.

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Sean

Popper.js and Tippy.js are both made by github, which is cool btw, but the main difference seems to be that tippy.js is for the looks and properties of the tooltip, but popper.js seems to add a more dynamic feel to the tooltips, and also reduces on the style aspect of the tooltip.