Popovers are a popular UI component used to display additional content or actions in a floating overlay. Chakra UI provides a simple and customizable Popover component that you can easily integrate into your React applications. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of working with popovers in Chakra UI.

Installation

Before we begin, make sure you have Chakra UI installed in your project:

npm install @chakra-ui/react @emotion/react @emotion/styled framer-motion

Creating a Popover

To create a popover, we’ll start by importing the necessary components and hooks from Chakra UI:

import { Popover, PopoverTrigger, PopoverContent, PopoverArrow, PopoverCloseButton, PopoverHeader, PopoverBody } from "@chakra-ui/react";
import { Button } from "@chakra-ui/react";

Next, we’ll define a functional component and render a button that will trigger the popover:

function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <Popover>
      <PopoverTrigger>
        <Button>Open Popover</Button>
      </PopoverTrigger>
      <PopoverContent>
        <PopoverArrow />
        <PopoverCloseButton />
        <PopoverHeader>My Popover</PopoverHeader>
        <PopoverBody>
          Hello there! This is the content of my popover.
        </PopoverBody>
      </PopoverContent>
    </Popover>
  );
}

The PopoverTrigger component should be wrapped around the element that will trigger the popover. In this case, we are using a Button. The PopoverContent component contains the content of the popover, including the header and body.

Customizing Popover Appearance

You can easily customize the appearance of the popover by passing additional props to the Popover and its related components.

For example, you can add a custom arrow color by modifying the bg prop of the PopoverArrow component:

<PopoverArrow bg="red.500" />

To adjust the size of the popover, you can use the size prop on the PopoverContent component:

<PopoverContent size="sm">
  {/* Popover content here */}
</PopoverContent>

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered the basics of working with popovers in Chakra UI. You learned how to create a popover, customize its appearance, and trigger it using a button. With Chakra UI’s Popover component, you can easily incorporate this interactive UI element into your React applications.

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