URL: /rules/a11y/aria-tooltip-name

---
title: "ARIA Tooltip Name"
description: "Checks that tooltip elements have accessible names"
---

Checks that tooltip elements have accessible names

| | |
|---|---|
| **Rule ID** | `a11y/aria-tooltip-name` |
| **Category** | [Accessibility](/rules/a11y) |
| **Scope** | Per-page |
| **Severity** | error |
| **Weight** | 7/10 |

## Solution

Tooltip elements with role='tooltip' must have accessible content. The tooltip content serves as its accessible name. Ensure tooltips have text content or use aria-label for icon-based tooltips.

## Enable / Disable

### Disable this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/aria-tooltip-name"]
```

### Disable all Accessibility rules

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["a11y/*"]
```

### Enable only this rule

```toml squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["a11y/aria-tooltip-name"]
disable = ["*"]
```