ToolTips

index.html

<div>
  <a href="https://bitbucket.org/cbavota/css3-tips/" class="top-tip" data-tips="hover up top-tip">I'm a toltip</a>
</div>

style.css

div {
  margin-top: 3rem;
}

//mixins
@mixin shadow ($x, $y, $z, $color) {
  -moz-box-shadow: $x $y $z $color;
  -webkit-box-shadow: $x $y $z $color;
  box-shadow: $x $y $z $color;
}

@mixin transition ($position, $time, $timingFunction, $opacity, $duration, $durationFunction) {
  -webkit-transition: $position $time $timingFunction, $opacity $duration $durationFunction;
  -moz-transition: $position $time $timingFunction, $opacity $duration $durationFunction;
  transition: $position $time $timingFunction, $opacity $duration $durationFunction;
}


.box-sizing {
  -moz-box-sizing: border-box;
  -webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
   box-sizing: border-box;
}

//variables
$fontSize: 12px;
$fontColor: #fff;
$backgroundColor: lighten(#3f618c, 25%);
$radius: 5px;
$colorShadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
$align: center;
$transitionDuration: .25s;
$transitionFunction: ease-in-out;
$transitionProperty: opacity;
  
  
[data-tips] {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;

  &:after,
  &:before {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 100;
    opacity: 0;
  }

  &:after {
    content: attr(data-tips);
    height: 25px;
    line-height: 25px;
    padding: 0 10px;
    font-size: $fontSize;
    text-align: $align;
    color: $fontColor;
    background: $backgroundColor;
    border-radius: 5px;
    text-shadow: 0 0 5px #000;
    white-space: nowrap;
    @include shadow (0, 0, 5px, $colorShadow);
    @extend .box-sizing;
  }

  &:before {
    content: "";
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-width: 6px;
    border-style: solid;
  }

  &:hover:after,
  &:hover:before {
    opacity: 1;
  }

  
// Top tips 

  &.top-tip {
    &:after,
    &:before {
      @include transition (bottom, $transitionDuration, $transitionFunction, $transitionProperty, $transitionDuration, $transitionFunction);
      bottom: 90%;
      left: -9999px;
      margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    &:before {
      border-color: $backgroundColor transparent transparent transparent;
      margin-bottom: 0;
    }

    &:hover:after,
    &:hover:before {
      bottom: 100%;
      left: 0;
    }

    &:hover:before {
      left: 15px;
    }
  }
  
   // Bottom tip 

  &.bottom-tip {
    &:after,
    &:before {
      @include transition (top, $transitionDuration, $transitionFunction, $transitionProperty, $transitionDuration, $transitionFunction);
      top: 90%;
      left: -9999px;
      margin-top: 12px;
    }

    &:before {
      border-color: transparent transparent $backgroundColor transparent;
      margin-top: 0;
    }

    &:hover:after,
    &:hover:before {
      top: 100%;
      left: 0;
    }

   &:hover:before {
      left: 15px;
    }
  }

  //Right tip

  &.right-tip {
    &:after,
    &:before {
      @include transition (left, $transitionDuration, $transitionFunction, $transitionProperty, $transitionDuration, $transitionFunction);
      top: -9999px;
      left: 96%;
      margin-left: 12px;
    }

    &:before {
      border-color: transparent $backgroundColor transparent transparent;
      margin-left: 0;
    }

    &:hover:after,
    &:hover:before {
      left: 100%;
      top: 0;
    }

    &:hover:before {
      top: 7px;
    }
  }

  //Left tip

  &.left-tip {
    &:after,
    &:before {
      @include transition (bottom, $transitionDuration, $transitionFunction, $transitionProperty, $transitionDuration, $transitionFunction);
      top: -9999px;
      right: 96%;
      margin-right: 12px;
    }

    &:before {
      border-color: transparent transparent transparent $backgroundColor;
      margin-right: 0;
    }

    &:hover:after,
    &:hover:before {
      right: 100%;
      top: 0;
    }

    &:hover:before {
      top: 7px;
    }
  }
}

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