# Mouse over text for flex container

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-over-text-for-flex-container/60078>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 26, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-over-text-for-flex-container/60078 "2022-05-26T15:47:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![zacharyw.larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacharyw.larson/32/23749_2.png) [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-over-text-for-flex-container/60078/1 "2022-05-26T15:47:31Z")

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I have a flex container that goes to a link.

How do I show a text tooltip on it for where the link will go while hovering?

I want to show text like “Home page” or “IT Dept”, not the full link.

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**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-over-text-for-flex-container/60078/2 "2022-05-26T16:03:10Z")

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In the Meta properties for the component enable the tooltip and add the text you want displayed.

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/d/dd097bab7c5a33bb89dabfa22f34769a39cfc2b2.png)

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**Author:** ![zacharyw.larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacharyw.larson/32/23749_2.png) [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-over-text-for-flex-container/60078/3 "2022-05-26T16:19:03Z")

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Is that a change after 8.1.0?

or is that something that browsers will pickup on based on the name used for the key?

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**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-over-text-for-flex-container/60078/4 "2022-05-26T16:20:37Z")

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> [@zacharyw.larson](#):
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> Is that a change after 8.1.0?

I don't know. Perhaps @cmallonee knows when this was introduced.

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**Author:** ![Arnaud\_Declerck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/arnaud_declerck/32/44872_2.png) [@Arnaud\_Declerck](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Arnaud_Declerck)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-over-text-for-flex-container/60078/5 "2022-05-26T16:24:33Z")

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i think it's in 8.1.10  
that this was released

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mouse-over-text-for-flex-container/60078/6 "2022-05-26T16:27:19Z")

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Yes, 8.1.10:  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+Component+Properties#PerspectiveComponentProperties-MetaProperties](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Perspective+Component+Properties#PerspectiveComponentProperties-MetaProperties)