Super Simple CSS Tooltips

index.html

<h1>Super simple CSS tooltips</h1>

<div>
  <h2>Bottom</h2>
  <p class="tooltip--bottom" data-tooltip="Hello World!">Short</p>
  <p class="tooltip--bottom" data-tooltip="Hello World!">Loooooooooooooooooong link</p>
</div>

<div>
  <h2>Left</h2>
  <p class="tooltip--left" data-tooltip="Hey">Short</p>
  <p class="tooltip--left" data-tooltip="There!">Loooooooooooooooooong link</p>
</div>

<div>
  <h2>Right</h2>
  <p class="tooltip--right" data-tooltip="Hello World!">Short</p>
  <p class="tooltip--right" data-tooltip="Hello World!">Loooooooooooooooooong link</p>
</div>

<div>
  <h2>Triangle</h2>
  <p class="tooltip--triangle" data-tooltip="Hello World!">Short</p>
  <p class="tooltip--triangle" data-tooltip="Hello World!">Loooooooooooooooooong link</p>
</div>

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<link rel="stylesheet" href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.3.0/css/font-awesome.min.css">

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400,500,600,700' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>

style.css

$pink: #e91e63;
$paper: #efefef;
$clouds: #ecf0f1;
$teal: #009688;
$yellow: #ffeb3b;
$cubic: cubic-bezier(.64,.09,.08,1);

html, body {
  height: 100%;
  width: 100%;
  background: $clouds;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

h1, h2, p {
  font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 26px;
  background: $pink;
  color: $paper;
  padding: 40px 0 40px 20%;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
}

body > div {
  width: 60%;
  margin-left: 20%;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  background: white;
  padding: 20px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 2px 2px 4px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  &:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 100px;
  }
}

h2 {
  color: $pink;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

p {
  display: inline;
  margin-right: 50px;
}

[class^="tooltip"] {
  position: relative;
  &:after {
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    position: absolute;
    content: attr(data-tooltip);
    padding: 6px 10px;
    top: 1.4em;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-2px);
    background: grey;
    color: white;
    white-space: nowrap;
    z-index: 2;
    border-radius: 2px;
    transition: opacity 0.2s $cubic, transform 0.2s $cubic;
  }
  &:hover {
    &:after {
      display: block;
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
      transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
    }
  }
}

.tooltip--left {
  &:after {
    top: -4px;
    left: 0;
    transform: translateX(-112%) translateY(0);
  }
  &:hover {
    &:after {
      transform: translateX(-110%) translateY(0);
    }
  }
}

.tooltip--right {
  &:after {
    top: -4px;
    left: 100%;
    transform: translateX(12%) translateY(0);
  }
  &:hover {
    &:after {
      transform: translateX(10%) translateY(0);
    }
  }
}

.tooltip--triangle {
  &:before {
    content: '';
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    border-left: solid 5px transparent;
    border-right: solid 5px transparent;
    border-bottom: solid 5px grey;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    position: absolute;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-2px);
    top: 1.1em;
    left: 50%;
    transition: opacity 0.2s $cubic, transform 0.2s $cubic;
    z-index: 3;
  }
  &:hover {
    &:before {
      display: block;
      opacity: 1;
      visibility: visible;
      transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
    }
  }
}

//---------------------------------------------

.follow {
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  border-radius: 50px;
  background: #03A9F4;
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 50px calc(50% - 19px);
  white-space: nowrap;
  padding: 13px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  color: $paper;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
  font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
  i {
    margin-right: 20px;
    transition: margin-right 0.2s ease;
    color: white;
  }
  &:hover {
    width: 134px;
    transform: translateX(-50px);
    i {
      margin-right: 10px;
    }
  }
}

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