Tooltips

Hover over nodes to see frontmatter properties instantly.

Hover tooltip showing configured properties

Usage

Show: Hover over node for 1 second

Hide: Move mouse away

Toggle: Settings → Show node tooltips, or assign hotkey to "Toggle Tooltips"

Disabled in zoom mode: Prevents overlap with zoom preview

Content

Displays:

• Node title (file name)
• Properties configured in Display Properties in Nodes setting
• Wiki links (clickable)
• Arrays (formatted as lists)
• Objects (nested display)

Respects: Property display settings

• Hide empty properties
• Hide underscore properties

Clickable Links

Wiki links: Navigate to linked node, tooltip updates

External links: Open in browser

Tip: Chain-navigate through multiple tooltips without clicking nodes!

Configuration

Tooltip width and property display settings are configured in Settings.

Positioning

Auto-positions to stay visible:

• Default: Above and right of node
• Flips to left if near right edge
• Flips below if near top edge

Next Steps

• Zoom Mode — Full inline preview (alternative to tooltips)
• Context Menus — Right-click actions
• Color Rules — Visual categories
• Configuration — Tooltip width and property visibility