what is
tooltip
in one line
a tooltip is a small popup label that appears next to an interface element to explain what it does.
a tooltip is a small bubble of text attached to an element in the interface. it usually appears on hover or focus and explains what a button, icon, or field does.
tooltips are great for labels and short clarifications, especially for icon-only buttons. they're less good for teaching processes, because each tooltip only knows about its own element.
in onboarding tools, the word also gets used for guided popups that point at an element as part of a tour. those are really walkthrough steps shaped like tooltips.
where heytappr fits
heytappr doesn't sprinkle static tooltips around the ui. when a user asks for help, it spotlights the exact control for each step and speaks the instruction, so the explanation arrives only when it's wanted.
see it in practice
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