# The difference between 'responsive' and 'On-Hover' tooltips in Tableau #SHORT

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2022-02-08
- **Format:** Short · 1 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (tooltips)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/the-difference-between-responsive-and-on-hover-tooltips-in-tableau-short
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNzNZKclHc

In this short I demonstrate the difference between a responsive tooltip and a normal on-hover tooltip in Tableau. I show how the responsive version appears quickly without a command strip, while the on-hover version takes longer to load and includes the command strip.

## Key takeaways

- A responsive tooltip appears quickly after hovering and shows no command bar
- A normal on-hover tooltip displays the command strip and takes slightly longer to load
- Choosing between the two affects how snappy your dashboard tooltips feel to users

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/the-difference-between-responsive-and-on-hover-tooltips-in-tableau-short

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