Title: wp_get_tooltip
Published: August 20, 2026

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# wp_get_tooltip( string $content, array $args = array() ): string

## In this article

 * [Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#description)
 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Retrieves the markup for an accessible tooltip.

## 󠀁[Description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#description)󠁿

Returns a button with an accessible name popover hint.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$content`stringrequired

Plain-text tooltip content. An empty value returns an empty string.

`$args`arrayoptional

Arguments for building the tooltip.

 * `id` string
 * Unique ID for the popover element. Default is a generated unique ID.
 * `button` string
 * Existing `button` or `a` markup. Used instead of generated button.
    Default standard
   button HTML.
 * `label` string
 * Not used for tooltips.
 * `close_label` string
 * Not used for tooltips.
 * `icon` string
 * Dashicons icon class for the toggle button.
    Default `'dashicons-editor-help'`.
   Should match the control’s visible label.
 * `class` string
 * Additional class(es) for the wrapping element.

Default:`array()`

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 string Tooltip HTML markup, or an empty string when no content is provided.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    function wp_get_tooltip( $content, $args = array() ) {
    	$args['type'] = 'tooltip';
    	return wp_get_tooltip_helper( $content, $args );
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/general-template.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1/src/wp-includes/general-template.php#L398)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-includes/general-template.php#L398-L401)

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [wp_get_tooltip_helper()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip_helper/)`wp-includes/general-template.php` |

Retrieves the markup for an accessible tooltip or toggletip.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [do_meta_boxes()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/do_meta_boxes/)`wp-admin/includes/template.php` |

Meta-Box template function.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_tooltip/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [7.1.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/7.1.0/) | Introduced. |

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