--- title: "Floating UI: JavaScript positioning library for tooltips, popovers, dropdowns, and more" url: https://daily.dev/posts/floating-ui-javascript-positioning-library-for-tooltips-popovers-dropdowns-and-more-74kf8vqqp source_url: https://reactjsexample.com/floating-ui-javascript-positioning-library-for-tooltips-popovers-dropdowns-and-more/ type: article source: "React.js Examples" published: 2021-12-02T16:28:49.256Z updated: 2021-12-02T16:28:49.257Z tags: ["react", "javascript", "react-native"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 72 comments: 2 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Floating UI: JavaScript positioning library for tooltips, popovers, dropdowns, and more **[React.js Examples](https://daily.dev/sources/reactexample)** · 2 min read · 72 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Floating UI is a low-level library for positioning “floating” elements like tooltips, popovers, dropdowns, menus and more. It exposes primitives which enable a floating element to be positioned next to a given reference element while appearing in view for the user as best as possible. Features include overflow prevention (or collision flipping) ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@miguelsmuller** · 0 upvotes > sensational. positioning these elements over and over is really tricky. **@valarane** · 0 upvotes > cool ! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#react-native](https://daily.dev/tags/react-native) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/floating-ui-javascript-positioning-library-for-tooltips-popovers-dropdowns-and-more-74kf8vqqp)