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Why You Should Display Your Tooltips in Dark Mode

Improving tooltip discoverability

Jul 19, 2023
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Tooltips are useful components that offer contextual information users need for their tasks. However, a common problem is that they often get overlooked because they blend into the background too easily.

Most backgrounds contain lots of content. Overlaying a tooltip on top of a busy background will make it hard to notice. The design solution is displaying the tooltip in dark mode.

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