docs/developer_docs/components/ui/popover.mdx

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title: Popover
sidebar_label: Popover
---

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import { StoryWithControls } from '../../../src/components/StorybookWrapper';

# Popover

A floating card that appears when hovering or clicking a trigger element. Supports configurable placement, trigger behavior, and custom content.

## Live Example

<StoryWithControls
  component="Popover"
  props={{
  content: "Popover sample content",
  title: "Popover title",
  arrow: true,
  color: "#fff"
}}
  controls={[
  {
    name: "content",
    label: "Content",
    type: "text",
    description: "Content displayed inside the popover body."
  },
  {
    name: "title",
    label: "Title",
    type: "text",
    description: "Title displayed in the popover header."
  },
  {
    name: "arrow",
    label: "Arrow",
    type: "boolean",
    description: "Whether to show the popover's arrow pointing to the trigger."
  },
  {
    name: "color",
    label: "Color",
    type: "color",
    description: "The background color of the popover."
  },
  {
    name: "placement",
    label: "Placement",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "topLeft",
      "top",
      "topRight",
      "leftTop",
      "left",
      "leftBottom",
      "rightTop",
      "right",
      "rightBottom",
      "bottomLeft",
      "bottom",
      "bottomRight"
    ],
    description: "Position of the popover relative to the trigger element."
  },
  {
    name: "trigger",
    label: "Trigger",
    type: "select",
    options: [
      "hover",
      "click",
      "focus"
    ],
    description: "Event that triggers the popover to appear."
  }
]}
  sampleChildren={[{"component":"Button","props":{"children":"Hover me"}}]}
/>

## Try It

Edit the code below to experiment with the component:

```tsx live
function Demo() {
  return (
    <Popover
      content="Popover sample content"
      title="Popover title"
      arrow
    >
      <Button>Hover me</Button>
    </Popover>
  );
}
```

## Click Trigger

```tsx live
function ClickPopover() {
  return (
    <Popover
      content="This popover appears on click."
      title="Click Popover"
      trigger="click"
    >
      <Button>Click me</Button>
    </Popover>
  );
}
```

## Placements

```tsx live
function PlacementsDemo() {
  return (
    <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 16, flexWrap: 'wrap', justifyContent: 'center', padding: '60px 0' }}>
      {['top', 'right', 'bottom', 'left'].map(placement => (
        <Popover
          key={placement}
          content={`This popover is placed on the ${placement}`}
          title={placement}
          placement={placement}
        >
          <Button>{placement}</Button>
        </Popover>
      ))}
    </div>
  );
}
```

## Rich Content

```tsx live
function RichPopover() {
  return (
    <Popover
      title="Dashboard Info"
      content={
        <div>
          <p><strong>Created by:</strong> Admin</p>
          <p><strong>Last modified:</strong> Jan 2025</p>
          <p><strong>Charts:</strong> 12</p>
        </div>
      }
    >
      <Button buttonStyle="primary">
        <Icons.InfoCircleOutlined /> View Details
      </Button>
    </Popover>
  );
}
```

## Props

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|------|------|---------|-------------|
| `content` | `string` | `"Popover sample content"` | Content displayed inside the popover body. |
| `title` | `string` | `"Popover title"` | Title displayed in the popover header. |
| `arrow` | `boolean` | `true` | Whether to show the popover's arrow pointing to the trigger. |
| `color` | `string` | `"#fff"` | The background color of the popover. |

## Import

```tsx
import { Popover } from '@superset/components';
```

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:::tip[Improve this page]
This documentation is auto-generated from the component's Storybook story.
Help improve it by [editing the story file](https://github.com/apache/superset/edit/master/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-core/src/components/Popover/Popover.stories.tsx).
:::