Introduction
Material UI or MUI is a library of UI components that implements Google's Material Design.
Tooltips display informative text when users hover over, focus on, or tap an element.
When activated, Tooltips display a text label identifying an element, such as a description of its function.
Preconditions
- Javascript
- Basic knowledge of NextJS
- Node.js
- V.S. Code,Visual Studio
We cover the below things,
- Create Next application
- Installation of Material UI Components
- How to Apply Material UI components from the official website in NextJS.
- How to Use MUI Tooltip.
Step 1
npx create-next-app materlapp
cd materlapp
npm i
npm run dev
Step 2
Run the below command for installing Material UI
npm install @mui/material @emotion/react @emotion/styled
npm install @mui/material @mui/styled-engine-sc styled-components
npm install @mui/icons-material
npm i @mui/lab,
Create the files according to the below image,
![How To Setup Tooltip In Next JS With Material UI/MUI Component]()
Step 3
Add the below code in the PositionedTooltips.js
import * as React from 'react';
import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
import Grid from '@mui/material/Grid';
import Button from '@mui/material/Button';
import Tooltip from '@mui/material/Tooltip';
export default function PositionedTooltips() {
return (
<Box sx={{ width: 500 }}>
<Grid container justifyContent="center">
<Grid item>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="top-start">
<Button>top-start</Button>
</Tooltip>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="top">
<Button>top</Button>
</Tooltip>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="top-end">
<Button>top-end</Button>
</Tooltip>
</Grid>
</Grid>
<Grid container justifyContent="center">
<Grid item xs={6}>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="left-start">
<Button>left-start</Button>
</Tooltip>
<br />
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="left">
<Button>left</Button>
</Tooltip>
<br />
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="left-end">
<Button>left-end</Button>
</Tooltip>
</Grid>
<Grid item container xs={6} alignItems="flex-end" direction="column">
<Grid item>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="right-start">
<Button>right-start</Button>
</Tooltip>
</Grid>
<Grid item>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="right">
<Button>right</Button>
</Tooltip>
</Grid>
<Grid item>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="right-end">
<Button>right-end</Button>
</Tooltip>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Grid>
<Grid container justifyContent="center">
<Grid item>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="bottom-start">
<Button>bottom-start</Button>
</Tooltip>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="bottom">
<Button>bottom</Button>
</Tooltip>
<Tooltip title="Add" placement="bottom-end">
<Button>bottom-end</Button>
</Tooltip>
</Grid>
</Grid>
</Box>
);
}
Step 4
Add the below code in the index.js
import Head from 'next/head'
import Image from 'next/image'
import styles from '../styles/Home.module.css'
import PositionedTooltips from './pages/PositionedTooltips'
export default function Home() {
return (
<>
<div className={styles.container}>
<h1 className={styles.title}>
Welcome to <a href="https://nextjs.org">Next.js!</a>
</h1>
<main className={styles.main}>
<PositionedTooltips />
</main>
<footer className={styles.footer}>
<a
href="https://vercel.com?utm_source=create-next-app&utm_medium=default-template&utm_campaign=create-next-app"
target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer"
>
Powered by{' '}
<span className={styles.logo}>
<Image src="/vercel.svg" alt="Vercel Logo" width={72} height={16} />
</span>
</a>
</footer>
</div>
<br></br>
<br></br>
<br></br>
<br></br>
<br></br>
</>
)
}
Step 5
Add the following code in Home.module.css,
.container {
padding: 0 2rem;
}
.main {
min-height: 5vh;
padding: 2rem 0;
flex: 1;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
.footer {
display: flex;
flex: 1;
padding: 2rem 0;
border-top: 1px solid #eaeaea;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
}
.footer a {
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
flex-grow: 1;
}
.title a {
color: #0070f3;
text-decoration: none;
}
.title a:hover,
.title a:focus,
.title a:active {
text-decoration: underline;
}
.title {
margin: 0;
line-height: 1.15;
font-size: 4rem;
}
.title,
.description {
text-align: center;
}
.description {
margin: 4rem 0;
line-height: 1.5;
font-size: 1.5rem;
}
.code {
background: #fafafa;
border-radius: 5px;
padding: 0.75rem;
font-size: 1.1rem;
font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Lucida Console, Liberation Mono, DejaVu Sans Mono,
Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, Courier New, monospace;
}
.grid {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
max-width: 800px;
}
.card {
margin: 1rem;
padding: 1.5rem;
text-align: left;
color: inherit;
text-decoration: none;
border: 1px solid #eaeaea;
border-radius: 10px;
transition: color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
max-width: 300px;
}
.card:hover,
.card:focus,
.card:active {
color: #0070f3;
border-color: #0070f3;
}
.card h2 {
margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
font-size: 1.5rem;
}
.card p {
margin: 0;
font-size: 1.25rem;
line-height: 1.5;
}
.logo {
height: 1em;
margin-left: 0.5rem;
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
.grid {
width: 100%;
flex-direction: column;
}
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.card,
.footer {
border-color: #222;
}
.code {
background: #111;
}
.logo img {
filter: invert(1);
}
}
Step 6
Add the following code in package.json,
{
"name": "materlapp",
"version": "0.1.0",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"dev": "next dev",
"build": "next build",
"start": "next start",
"lint": "next lint"
},
"dependencies": {
"@emotion/react": "^11.10.4",
"@emotion/styled": "^11.10.4",
"@mui/icons-material": "^5.10.6",
"@mui/lab": "^5.0.0-alpha.100",
"@mui/material": "^5.10.6",
"@mui/styled-engine-sc": "^5.10.6",
"next": "12.3.1",
"react": "18.2.0",
"react-dom": "18.2.0",
"styled-components": "^5.3.5"
},
"devDependencies": {
"eslint": "8.23.1",
"eslint-config-next": "12.3.1"
}
}
Step 7
Run the following commands
npm i
npm run dev
![How To Setup Tooltip In Next JS With Material UI/MUI Component]()
Summary
In this article, we learned how to create NextJS project, set Material UI/MUI, and how to add tooltip MUI component.