a-popover

The a-popover element creates floating content that positions itself intelligently relative to a trigger element. It uses Floating UI for positioning and includes built-in support for focus management, click-outside detection, and smooth transitions.

Used by the Popover, Dropdown, and Combobox components.

Usage

Basic Popover

The popover system consists of two elements: a-popover-trigger (the wrapper) and a-popover (the floating content).

<a-popover-trigger>
  <button slot="trigger" type="button">
    Open Menu
  </button>

  <a-popover>
    <div class="popover-content">
      <p>Popover content here</p>
    </div>
  </a-popover>
</a-popover-trigger>

Controlling Placement

Use the placements attribute to specify allowed positions. The popover will automatically choose the best available placement:

<!-- Prefer bottom, fall back to top -->
<a-popover placements="bottom,top">
  <div>Content</div>
</a-popover>

<!-- Prefer bottom-start with alignment -->
<a-popover placements="bottom-start,bottom-end,top-start,top-end" alignment="start">
  <div>Content</div>
</a-popover>

Available placements:

• top, top-start, top-end
• bottom, bottom-start, bottom-end
• left, right

With Arrow Indicator

Add a <a-popover-arrow> element to show a pointing arrow:

<a-popover placements="bottom,top">
  <div class="popover-content">
    <a-popover-arrow>
      <div class="arrow"></div>
    </a-popover-arrow>
    <p>Content with arrow</p>
  </div>
</a-popover>

Style the arrow based on placement:

.arrow {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  background: white;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

[data-placement="top"] .arrow {
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

[data-placement="bottom"] .arrow {
  box-shadow: -2px -2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

Tooltips

For hover-based tooltips, use a-tooltip instead of a-popover. Tooltips are non-modal and don't trap focus:

<a-popover-trigger showdelay="300" hidedelay="100">
  <button slot="trigger" type="button">
    Hover me
  </button>

  <a-tooltip>
    <div class="tooltip">
      Helpful tooltip text
    </div>
  </a-tooltip>
</a-popover-trigger>

Programmatic Control

Show and Hide

const trigger = document.querySelector('a-popover-trigger');

// Show the popover
trigger.show();

// Hide the popover
trigger.hide();

// Toggle visibility
trigger.toggle();

Listening to Events

const trigger = document.querySelector('a-popover-trigger');

trigger.addEventListener('show', () => {
  console.log('Popover opened');
});

trigger.addEventListener('hide', () => {
  console.log('Popover closed');
});

Checking State

const trigger = document.querySelector('a-popover-trigger');

if (trigger.opened) {
  console.log('Popover is visible');
}

Styling

Transition Animations

The popover content can be animated using CSS transitions. The enabled attribute on the portal indicates visibility:

/* Popover content styling */
a-popover > div {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  transition: opacity 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}

[enabled] a-popover > div {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}

Placement-Based Styling

The data-placement attribute is set on the content element, allowing placement-specific styles:

[data-placement="top"] {
  transform-origin: bottom center;
}

[data-placement="bottom"] {
  transform-origin: top center;
}

[data-placement^="top"] .popover-content {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

[data-placement^="bottom"] .popover-content {
  margin-top: 8px;
}

Full Styled Example

<style>
  .popover-content {
    background: white;
    width: max-content;
    border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 12px 16px;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    min-width: 200px;
  }
</style>

<a-popover-trigger>
  <button slot="trigger">Open</button>
  <a-popover>
    <div class="popover-content">
      <h3>Title</h3>
      <p>Description text</p>
    </div>
  </a-popover>
</a-popover-trigger>

Accessibility

• Focus Management: When opened focus moves into the popover. When closed, focus returns to the trigger.
• ARIA Attributes: The trigger automatically sets aria-haspopup="dialog" and aria-expanded.
• Escape Key: Pressing Escape closes the popover.
• Click Outside: Clicking outside the popover closes it.
• Keyboard Navigation: Tab key cycles through focusable elements inside the popover.

<a-popover>
  <div>Content</div>
</a-popover>

<a-popover-trigger>
  <button type="button" slot="trigger">
    Label
  </button>

  <a-popover>
    <div>Content</div>
  </a-popover>
</a-popover-trigger>

References

• Floating UI Documentation