---
title: Hover Card
description: A popover that appears on hover, focus, or long press to preview content available behind a link.
base: aria
component: true
links:
  doc: https://react-aria.adobe.com/PreviewTrigger
  api: https://react-aria.adobe.com/PreviewTrigger#api
---

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="aria-nova"
  name="hover-card-demo"
  previewClassName="h-80"
/>

## Installation

<CodeTabs>

<TabsList>
  <TabsTrigger value="cli">Command</TabsTrigger>
  <TabsTrigger value="manual">Manual</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
<TabsContent value="cli">

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add hover-card
```

</TabsContent>

<TabsContent value="manual">

<Steps className="mb-0 pt-2">

<Step>Install the following dependencies:</Step>

```bash
npm install react-aria-components
```

<Step>Copy and paste the following code into your project.</Step>

<ComponentSource
  name="hover-card"
  title="components/ui/hover-card.tsx"
  styleName="aria-nova"
/>

<Step>Update the import paths to match your project setup.</Step>

</Steps>

</TabsContent>

</CodeTabs>

## Usage

```tsx showLineNumbers
import { HoverCard, HoverCardTrigger } from "@/components/ui/hover-card"
```

```tsx showLineNumbers
<HoverCardTrigger>
  <Button variant="link">Hover</Button>
  <HoverCard>
    The React Framework – created and maintained by @vercel.
  </HoverCard>
</HoverCardTrigger>
```

## Composition

Use the following composition to build a `HoverCard`:

```text
HoverCardTrigger
├── Button
└── HoverCard
```

## Trigger Delays

Use `delay` and `closeDelay` on the `HoverCardTrigger` to control when the card
opens and closes.

```tsx showLineNumbers
<HoverCardTrigger delay={100} closeDelay={200}>
  <Button variant="link">Hover</Button>
  <HoverCard>Content</HoverCard>
</HoverCardTrigger>
```

## Positioning

Use the `placement` prop on `HoverCard` to control placement.

```tsx showLineNumbers
<HoverCardTrigger>
  <Button variant="link">Hover</Button>
  <HoverCard placement="top">Content</HoverCard>
</HoverCardTrigger>
```

## Basic

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="aria-nova"
  name="hover-card-demo"
  previewClassName="h-80"
/>

## Sides

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="aria-nova"
  name="hover-card-sides"
  previewClassName="h-[22rem]"
/>

## RTL

To enable RTL support in shadcn/ui, see the [RTL configuration guide](/docs/rtl).

<ComponentPreview
  styleName="aria-nova"
  name="hover-card-rtl"
  direction="rtl"
  previewClassName="h-80"
/>

## API Reference

See the [React Aria](https://react-aria.adobe.com/PreviewTrigger#api) documentation for more information.