Bootstrap JS Popover
JS Popover (popover.js)
The Popover plugin is similar to tooltips; it is a pop-up box that appears when the user clicks on an element. The difference is that the popover can contain much more content.
Plugin dependency: Popovers require the tooltip plugin (tooltip.js) to be included in your version of Bootstrap.
For a tutorial about Popovers, read our Bootstrap Popover Tutorial.
Via data-* Attributes
The data-toggle="popover" activates the popover.
The title attribute specifies the header text of the popover.
The data-content attribute specifies the text that should be displayed inside
the popover's body.
Example
<a href="#" data-toggle="popover" title="Popover Header" data-content="Some
content inside the popover">Toggle popover</a>
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Via JavaScript
Popovers are not CSS-only plugins, and must therefore be initialized with jQuery: select the specified element and call the
popover() method.
Example
// Select all
elements with data-toggle="popover" in the document
$('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover();
// Select a specified
element
$('#myPopover').popover();
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Popover Options
Options can be passed via data attributes or JavaScript. For data attributes, append the option name to data-, as in data-placement="".
| Name | Type | Default | Description | Try it |
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| animation | boolean | true |
Specifies whether to add a CSS fade transition effect when opening and closing the popover
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| container | string, or the boolean false | false | Appends the popover to a specific element. Example: container: 'body' |
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| content | string | "" | Specifies the text inside the popover's body | Try it |
| delay | number, or object | 0 | Specifies the number of milliseconds it will take to open and close the popover. To specify a delay for opening and another one for closing, use the object structure: delay: {show: 500, hide: 100} - which will take 500 ms to open the popover, but only 100 ms to close it |
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| html | boolean | false | Specifies whether to accept HTML tags in the popover:
When set to false (default), jQuery's text() method will be used. Use this if you are worried about XSS attacks |
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| placement | string | "right" | Specifies the popover position. Possible values:
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| selector | string, or the boolean false | false | Adds the popover to a specified selector | Try it |
| template | string | Base HTML to use when creating the popover. The popover's title will be injected into the .popover-title. The popover's content will be injected into the .popover-content. .arrow will become the popover's arrow. The outermost wrapper element should have the .popover class. |
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| title | string | "" | Specifies the header text of the popover | Try it |
| trigger | string | "click" | Specifies how the popover is triggered. Possible values:
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| viewport | string, or object | {selector: "body", padding: 0} | Keeps the popover within the bounds of this element. Example: viewport: '#viewport' or {selector: '#viewport', padding: 0} |
Popover Methods
The following table lists all available popover methods.
| Method | Description | Try it |
|---|---|---|
| .popover(options) | Activates the popover with an option. See options above for valid values | Try it |
| .popover("show") | Shows the popover | Try it |
| .popover("hide") | Hides the popover | Try it |
| .popover("toggle") | Toggles the popover | Try it |
| .popover("destroy") | Hides and destroys the popover | Try it |
Popover Events
The following table lists all available popover events.
| Event | Description | Try it |
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| show.bs.popover | Occurs when the popover is about to be shown | Try it |
| shown.bs.popover | Occurs when the popover is fully shown (after CSS transitions have completed) | Try it |
| hide.bs.popover | Occurs when the popover is about to be hidden | Try it |
| hidden.bs.popover | Occurs when the popover is fully hidden (after CSS transitions have completed) | Try it |
More Examples
Custom Popover Design
Use CSS to customize the look of the popover:
Example
/* Popover */
.popover {
border: 2px dotted red;
}
/* Popover Header */
.popover-title {
background-color: #73AD21;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 28px;
text-align:center;
}
/* Popover Body */
.popover-content {
background-color: coral;
color: #FFFFFF;
padding: 25px;
}
/* Popover Arrow */
.arrow {
border-right-color: red !important;
}
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