Help with a cursor text bar for links
Hey everyone, I've been trying to figure out how to create a cursor text bar that shows up when you hover over links. Kinda like those little tooltips or info b…
Lucy Fletcher
February 8, 2026 at 08:40 PM
Hey everyone, I've been trying to figure out how to create a cursor text bar that shows up when you hover over links. Kinda like those little tooltips or info bars that pop up, but not sure the best way to do it or what tools to use. Anyone got tips or examples? Thanks!
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Just make sure whatever you implement is accessible! Keyboard users and screen readers should also be able to get the info shown in the cursor bar.
I've done something similar using just CSS with the ::after pseudo element to show text when hovering links. It’s simple and doesn’t need JS if you just want a basic tooltip.
You might wanna look into some libraries that handle tooltips or cursor text bars. Like Tippy.js or Popper.js; they make it easier and also handle positioning nicely.