General Guidelines
Desktop/Web
- Browser Support
- Windows
- Installers
- Consoles
- Dashboards
- Workspaces
- Navigation
- Forms
- Validation
- Error Messages
- Labels/Required Fields
- href="forms-inline-messaging.php">Inline Messaging
- Edit in Place
- Status/Progress Indicators
- Tab Indexes
- Input Prompts
- Selection
- Disabled Fields
- Structured Format
- Search
- Grids/Tables
- Dialog Boxes
- Modals
- SuperBox
- Wizards
- Messages
- Progressive Disclosure
- UI Controls
- UI Text (IDD)
- Data Visualization
Mobile (Tablet & Phone)
- Resolutions
- Gestures
- Touch
- UI Controls
- Buttons
- Check Boxes
- Color Picker
- Date Picker/Calendar
- Drop Down List
- Combo Box
- Groups and Separators
- Links
- List Boxes
- Progress Indicators
- Radio Buttons
- Scrollbars
- Sliders
- href="mobile-snap-drag-controls.php">Snap-Drag Controls
- Spin Controls
- Status Indicators
- Text Boxes
- Toolbars
- Screen Orientation
- Page Composition
- Display of Information
- Control and Confirmation
- Revealing More
- Widgets
- Input and Output
- Input Method Indicator
- Autocomplete and Prediction
- href="mobile-directional-entry.php">Directional Entry
- Press and Hold
- Focus and Cursors
- Input Areas
- Form Selections
- Mechanical Style Controls
- Clear Entry
- Tones
- Voice Input
- Voice Readback
- Voice Notifications
- Haptic Output
Visual Design Guidelines
Mobile - Tooltip
Problem
A small label, descriptor or additional piece of information is required to explain a piece of page content, a component, or a control.
Solution
A Tooltip is a transient, contextual, informational assistance widget initiated by hovering over a target, or automatically presented when the system determines the user needs help.
Examples
